Three in family committed suicide due to debts: Cops
Published on: Saturday, October 20, 2018
Perlis: The three members of a family who were found drowned on Thursday in Kampung Belat Batu River in Arau here are believed to have committed suicide due to financial problems.The bodies of a 66-year-old father, a 64-year-old mother and their 35-year-old daughter were recovered by Fire and Rescue department personnel on Thursday.Perlis Police Chief SAC Noor Mushar Mohd said police arrested the son, 37, at Taman Ria Jaya in Sungai Petani, Kedah at 10pm on Thursday.
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"The son told police that he and his family members had come to Arau from Sungai Petani by train."They had decided to take their own lives as they were unable to settle their debts."They drank poison and jumped into the river. The son, however, decided against it out of fear, after seeing his family members drowning," he said in a statement, Friday.Noor Mushar said the son then returned to Sungai Petani.
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"We arrested him after receiving a tip-off on his whereabouts."He is currently under police remand until Monday to assist investigations," he said.
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