Bukit Gambir: The man who slashed his wife to death in Bukit Gambir last Monday has been remanded for seven days from today to facilitate further investigations. The remand order was issued by Magistrate Lee Kim Kiat for the investigations to be carried out under Section 320 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing grievous hurt and Section 435 of the same Code for mischief by fire.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Tangkak Police District chief Supt Roslan Mohd Talib stated that the man was initially apprehended for allegedly torching a car and a motorcycle at his mother-in-law's house. During interrogation, the suspect appeared confused and claimed that his wife was missing. A police team went to his house to investigate and discovered his wife lifeless on the living room floor, covered with a blanket and a knife nearby. Roslan said the police believed that family conflict was the motive behind the two incidents. Initial investigations also revealed that the 33-year-old suspect had a previous record related to a crime of mischief.

Meanwhile, the suspect's mother-in-law, encountered at her house in Durian Chondong, Muar, recounted the last time she saw her daughter was from afar, three days ago, when the couple delivered a bag of rice from Thailand. She noted that the suspect had not communicated with her for some time and prevented her daughter from visiting her family. She expressed her premonition of impending harm to her daughter and recounted the suspect's attempt to set her house on fire the night of the incident.

The victim was laid to rest at the Kampung Pengkalan Kota Muslim Cemetery, Durian Chondong, Tangkak, after Maghrib prayers. The post-mortem, conducted at Melaka Hospital, revealed a slash wound to the neck as the cause of death. Over 200 people, including family members, relatives, and close friends, attended the funeral.