The remand order until Aug 17 against the husband 40, and wife 36, was issued by magistrate Nor Afidah Idris at the Kajang Court today.

The couple were seen arriving in court at about noon in separate vehicles.

Initial police investigations revealed that a minor accident involving the two vehicles had occurred at the southbound Sungai Besi toll plaza of the PLUS highway.

The victim’s car had rear-ended the suspects’ vehicle. Subsequently, the two drivers kept tail-gating each other until they stopped at an exit after the Bandar Baru Bangi junction.

“A fight broke out between both the drivers but other road-users then managed to intervene and diffuse the situation. Both drivers then returned to their respective vehicles,” police said.

“However, the victim, who was still upset, alighted from his car with a baseball bat. He then swung and kept hitting the front portion of the suspect’s car.”

The suspect, in a state of panic, is believed to have accelerated his vehicle, causing the victim to be pinned between the car and the road divider.

The victim was later taken to the Nilai Medical Centre but was pronounced dead while undergoing treatment.

The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.