By DayakDaily Team
MUKAH, Oct 24: A 41-year-old man who allegedly became enraged after believing he had been dismissed from his job was arrested for threatening to injure and kill a woman’s husband at a longhouse in Ulu Tiris 2, KM46, Jalan Selangau-Mukah, here, on Friday (Oct 23).
According to Mukah district police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias, the suspect was believed to be intoxicated when he approached the 31-year-old woman at about 9am.
He said the suspect asked about the individual he claimed wanted to remove him from his job before threatening the woman’s husband and endangering the safety of her family.
“Initial investigations found that the suspect is related to the complainant’s husband, and both worked as contract grass cutters.
“The suspect had allegedly been absent from work for a long time, leading him to believe that he had been dismissed,” he said in a statement.
Following a police report lodged on Oct 23, a team from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Mukah District Police Headquarters (IPD) arrested the suspect on the same day.
The suspect was also believed to be intoxicated at the time of his arrest.
Police are investigating the case under Section 506 of the Penal Code.
The Mukah Magistrate’s Court has granted a four-day remand order for the suspect until Oct 28 to assist in the investigation. — DayakDaily
