PETALING JAYA: An unemployed man bludgeoned his father to death with a shovel for constantly insulting and belittling him.
The incident occurred in their house at PJS10 at around 12.30am on Saturday following a big argument. In the heat of the moment, the son grabbed a shovel and attacked his elderly father.
He then wrapped the motionless victim in a curtain and carried him into a car.
After driving for about 2km, he dumped the body by the side of the road.
OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said police were alerted of the incident at around 2.15am on Saturday.
“Several relatives went looking for the elderly man when they realised he had gone missing.
“They drove around the area and found his remains by the roadside,” he told reporters yesterday.
ACP Mohamad Fakhrudin said police arrested a suspect, in his 40s, near Jalan PJS10/9A, Bandar Sunway, at around 9.10am on the same day.
“Checks showed the suspect has a prior record for criminal breach of trust and possession of a dangerous weapon.
“He then led us to a house where we found a shovel which was believed to have been used in committing the crime,” he said, adding that police also seized a Perodua Kelisa car which was believed to have been used to transport the body.
ACP Mohamad Fakhrudin said the motive for the murder was that the victim was constantly insulting and pestering the suspect to get a job and stop drinking.
“We have remanded the suspect for one week to help with investigations,” he said.
According to earlier reports, an elderly man was found dead near a condominium in the PJS10 area.
The victim, wrapped in a curtain, sustained injuries to his head and a broken left hand.
There were also bruises on his chest.
