Son remanded for seven days over mother’s strangling in Banting; tests positive for meth

A man suspected of strangling his mother to death at a house in Banting, Kuala Langat, yesterday has been remanded for seven days beginning today to facilitate police investigations. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri

First Published: Saturday, 14 Nov 2026 3:50 PM MYT

SHAH ALAM, Nov 14 — A man suspected of strangling his mother to death at a house in Banting, Kuala Langat, yesterday has been remanded for seven days beginning today to facilitate police investigations.

Kuala Langat district police chief Supt Mohd Akmalrizal Radzi confirmed in a brief WhatsApp message that a remand order had been issued against the suspect, who is in his 20s, effective until next Friday (November 20).

He added that the suspect had tested positive for methamphetamine, while investigations into the motive behind the incident were ongoing.

Media reports yesterday said the man had been detained to assist in investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code following the death of his mother, who was in her 50s and believed to have been strangled at a house in Banting.

Mohd Akmalrizal said police were alerted to the incident at about 1pm. — Bernama