A MAN who allegedly murdered his parents in Sungai Penchala last night was arrested at the Penchala Tunnel on the Sprint Highway at 10.30pm.

Brickfields district police chief Amihizam Abdul Shukor said the 42-year-old suspect was apprehended by policemen conducting an operation to track him down after he fled the crime scene.

“Police received a call from the public on the incident at 7.43pm on a fight between a man and his parents at Jalan Penchala Hilir 6, Sungai Penchala.

“Following the altercation, the husband and wife, aged 82 and 72, were found on the floor of the house, believed to have been stabbed to death.

“With the arrest of the main suspect, police managed to solve the case in two hours and 40 minutes. The case is being investigated under section 302 of the penal code for murder,” he said in a statement last night.

Amihizam said checks revealed the suspect has nine priors on his criminal record involving drugs. – Bernama, December 10, 2023.