A man in Malaysia was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife and child before being caught on camera riding a motorcycle naked on the highway.
A 15-second recording of the man on the motorcycle was posted to Facebook on July 4. The now-deleted video circulated online and caught the attention of the public and the police.
Malaysian police were able to track down the 24-year-old man, who is believed to be the husband of a woman and the father of a two-month-old baby who were murdered in Johor Bahru.
The police received a report of two dead bodies at around 12:40 p.m. on July 4, according to Johor Bahru Selatan district police chief ACP Raub Selamat. They found Hajar Nursyahirin Rosman, 26, and her son Hans Mohd Thakif Amir lying in a pool of blood with their necks slit in their home in Kampung Bakar Batu.
The suspect was believed to be escaping on his red motorcycle before a netizen caught him on camera. He was later arrested at around 2:45 p.m. in Permas Jaya. The motorcycle and a meat cleaver were seized during his arrest, according to the police statement.
Rosman Ahmad, the father of the victim, said his daughter and the male suspect had plans to hold a wedding reception on July 24.
“This is so shocking. He has always been soft-spoken and respectful of his elders,” Ahmad told The Star. “But I knew he had problems. He has not been able to find a job since quitting as a cleaner at a stadium in Iskandar Puteri. He then started working as a freelance ship cleaner in Pasir Gudang.”
“My heart broke when I arrived and saw the police line. My Shirin and her baby are gone. But I have to redha (accept fate),” Norazlinda Hamdan, the mother of the victim, was quoted as saying. “My daughter and son-in-law had known each other for a while, and he always seemed like a good person.”
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