SUNGAI PETANI: A 42-year-old man was found unconscious before being pronounced dead in an incident at a mental health care and treatment centre in Taman Kempas here last night.
Kuala Muda police chief ACP Hanyan Ramlan said police received an emergency call through the MERS999 line at 7.02 pm yesterday.
“Investigations at the scene found that the victim, Mohd Zulkiflee Zainuddin, was found unconscious before being pronounced dead.
“A post-mortem was conducted at 11 am today at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Setar… the victim is believed to have died from injuries to the chest,” he said in a statement today.
Hanyan said the victim was reported to have had a mental health condition, namely schizophrenia.
“Following this, a 51-year-old local man, who was also receiving treatment at the same centre, was arrested to assist in the investigation.
“The suspect has nine previous criminal records and six drug-related records. Further investigations are ongoing under Section 302 of the Penal Code,” he said. – BERNAMA
