KOTA TINGGI, Sept 6 — Police have arrested a Malaysian man in his 70s after he allegedly slashed his wife with a parang during an argument over the TV volume at their house in Taman Desa Sejahtera here.
Kota Tinggi police received information at about 9.30pm yesterday about an injured woman bleeding from the wound at home, district police chief Superintendent Yusof Othman said in a Facebook statement today.
He said a police team was sent to the house where they found the man, who is the victim’s husband, and arrested him.
Early investigation found that the couple quarrelled after the wife increased the television volume before the suspect, who was reportedly intoxicated, allegedly attacked her with the blade.
The woman, also in her 70s, suffered a 1cm slash wound to her right arm and was taken to Kota Tinggi Hospital, where she is now in a stable condition.
Police seized the weapon and are investigating the case under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon or means.
