Five remanded another seven days over businessman's murder in Batu Pahat
BATU Pahat: The remand of five men suspected of murdering a 39-year-old businessman, whose body was found wrapped in a net and floating in Sungai Tanjung Sembrong, Parit Raja, here last week, was extended.
Batu Pahat authorities have extended the remand of five men suspected in the murder of a 39-year-old businessman by another seven days. The suspects, aged between 26 and 40, are being questioned by police under Section 302 of the Penal Code. The men were initially remanded for seven days until today. Police found the victim's body wrapped in a net and floating in Sungai Tanjung Sembrong, Parit Raja, on August 3.
Preliminary investigations revealed the victim was strangled with a rope and had adhesive tape binding his hands before being weighed down with five stones. The businessman had gone missing from his home in Mutiara Rini, Iskandar Puteri, on July 29 and was identified by his next-of-kin. Two of the suspects have prior criminal and drug-related records.
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