MUAR: Police have detained a male suspect in connection with the rape and murder of a 29-year-old religious school clerk in Kampung Sungai Terap, Bukit Pasir here.
Johor CID chief Senior Asst Comm Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the 30-year-old man was arrested at around 6pm on Friday.
“The suspect was the victim’s nearest male neighbour. He was arrested because of the less than satisfactory statement he gave to police during the investigation,” he said.
SAC Kamarul Zaman said the suspect is a civil servant and has two children.
He added that the man possessed two previous criminal records and had tested positive for amphetamine after a urine test was done.
It was reported that the victim, Nurul Shahira Mohamed Yatim, was found dead in her house on Monday.
Police believe that she was raped before she was murdered.
