Man arrested for threatening to kill daughters

KOTA KINABALU: Police arrested a man on suspicion of threatening to kill his two daughters, aged four and five, at a house in Kampung Suang Prai, Manggatal, near here yesterday.
In the 5pm incident, the 30-year-old suspect is believed to have confined his daughters in a room and threatened to kill them by pointing a samurai sword to their necks.
Kota Kinabalu City police chief ACP M. Chandra said initial investigations revealed that the suspect was angry because his ex-wife who is now in Johor did not return home to celebrate Aidilfitri together.
Upon receiving the report from the cousin who had earlier tried to stop the suspect, police rushed to the scene and persuaded the suspect to surrender and not to harm his two children.
"A few minutes later, the suspect brought out his two children, unharmed and handed them over to a family member. The suspect then surrendered to the police," he said.
Police also seized weapons such as a 40-cm samurai sword and a vegetable cutter, while the suspect also tested positive for drugs.
He would be remanded until July 1 to facilitate investigations. — Bernama