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Jealousy cited as a motive in the murder of the woman whose body parts were found at multiple locations in Kota Kinabalu
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The StarJealousy has been identified as the main motive behind the brutal murder of a woman found dismembered in Indah Permai, Malaysia’s Sabah state, following the arrest of two suspects.
The suspects, a father and his son, were held to facilitate investigations just hours after body parts were found in several dump sites in Indah Permai near Kota Kinabalu on Thursday.
The main suspect, a 70-year-old, was first arrested in the city at around 5pm while his son, in his 20s, was caught about 11pm from a residential area in Sepanggar.
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Both will be investigated for murder.
Kota Kinabalu Superintendent Syed Lot Syed Ab Rahman confirmed the arrests.
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This arrest has led to the solving of the case, though investigations are ongoing to complete investigation papers, he added.
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