Melaka police opens four investigation papers over murder of youth at Jasin Hospital

MELAKA: Melaka police have opened four investigation papers concerning the murder of a 24-year-old man at the Jasin Hospital here.

Jasin OCPD Deputy Supt Ahmad Jamil Radzi said the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

He also said that his team is probing the attack under Section 148 of the Penal Code for rioting and Section 427 for committing mischief.

DSP Ahmad Jamil said another investigation paper is opened under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation based on an incident at the victim’s house at Taman Sin Ban Bee in Jasin.

“An ambulance parked at the hospital was also damaged due to the altercation,” he said on Monday (Aug 26).

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He said the victim was first attacked by a group of masked men armed with machetes at a barber shop in Taman Rim Baru here at about 8.40pm on Sunday (Aug 25).

“The injured victim then managed to get his 22-year-old brother to drive him to the Jasin Hospital to seek medical attention.

“However, upon arriving at the emergency department of the hospital, the assailants returned and attacked the victim again. They even smashed the windscreen of the car driven by his brother,” said DSP Ahmad Jamal, adding that the incident happened at the entrance of Jasin Hospital and was witnessed by medical staff and patients who were there.

He said the terrified victim’s brother fled the scene and sought shelter at the Jasin police headquarters, where he also lodged a police report.

The victim succumbed to injuries at about 10.15pm on the same day (Aug 25).

Three suspects aged 21 to 31 were detained on Monday (Aug 26), and police have launched a manhunt to track the remaining suspects, who are still at large.