4 arrested over Teluk Intan murder

TELUK INTAN: Police have arrested four people, including two foreign men, to assist investigations into the murder of a man in Taman Banjar Jaya on Tuesday.

Hilir Perak district police chief Assistant Commissioner Chua Kok Lian said the latest arrest involved a man detained yesterday. An application to remand him was expected to be made this morning.

He said three other suspects, comprising a woman and two foreign men, were arrested in the early hours of Nov 4 and remanded until Nov 11.

Chua said the latest suspect was aged between 30 and 40.

In the incident at 3.53pm on Nov 3, a man was believed to have been attacked with a sharp weapon at a shop in Teluk Intan.

The victim, who suffered serious injuries, was taken to Teluk Intan Hospital but was pronounced dead.

Initial investigations found that the victim was attacked by three men armed with parang. The motive remains under investigation.

The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code.