Technician found dead, believed to have been murdered in Johor Bahru

The victim was 33 years old.

15 May 2026 07:49am
A male technician was found dead, believed to have been murdered, in an apartment here on Wednesday. Photo for illustration purposes only.
A male technician was found dead, believed to have been murdered, in an apartment here on Wednesday. Photo for illustration purposes only.

JOHOR BAHRU - A male technician was found dead, believed to have been murdered, in an apartment here on Wednesday.

Johor Bahru Selatan district police chief ACP Raub Selamat said his team received a report regarding the incident at around 11.12pm.

He said the initial investigation found that the victim was 33 years old.

"The victim was found lying in a pool of blood and was pronounced dead at around 10.50pm (the same day)," he said in a statement on Thursday.

Raub said the police also found a knife next to the victim, which is believed to have been used in the incident.

According to him, further investigations are being conducted to identify the motive of the incident and the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

Members of the public who have information related to the incident are requested to contact the Johor Bahru Selatan district police headquarters (IPD) Hotline at 07-2182323 to assist with the investigation. - BERNAMA

 

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