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TAWAU: The police arrested a 35-year-old suspected of threatening to harm his biological mother with a 33cm knife in an incident at Kg Ranggu, around 2pm on Thursday.

Tawau District Police Chief, ACP Jasmin Hussin, said the suspect had been upset earlier and grabbed a sharp object to threaten his mother at their residence.

“The suspect is said to have acted aggressively and threatened her, leading her to come forward and file a police report,” he said.

A team of officers from the Sri Indah police station detained the suspect and seized a 33cm knife that is suspected to have been used by the suspect.

He added that the suspect, along with the seized items, was brought to the Tawau District Police Headquarters (IPD) for further investigation under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation.