POLICE have obtained a remand order against a man who allegedly slashed his stepmother to death with a parang at Kampung Batu Machang, Jerek, in Gua Musang, yesterday.

Gua Musang district police chief Sik Choon Foo said the order against the 39-year-old suspect was issued by Kelantan court director Zaman Mohd Noor at the Gua Musang magistrate’s court.

The remand is for seven days to facilitate investigations under section 302 of the penal code, he said today.

According to media reports yesterday, a 54-year-old woman was found dead, with her neck severed, believed to have been slashed by her stepson.

Police found out about the incident after the suspect turned up at the Bertam police station and told the police that he had killed his stepmother with a machete.

The suspect is believed to be a drug addict with mental problem. – Bernama, February 17, 2022.