Ipoh district police chief Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code after a post-mortem revealed that the victim died from blunt force injuries to the head and neck.

“The Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital completed the post-mortem at around 9.15am on June 13.

“Initially, it was classified as sudden death but now it has been reclassified as murder with intent,” he said in a statement yesterday.

He said based on public information, the victim’s 36-year-old son had been remanded for three days until June 14 to facilitate investigations.

“The suspect has a criminal record of 11 cases, including drug-related cases,” he said.

He urged members of the public with information about the case to contact the investigating officer, Fadli Ahmad, at 019-2500019 or to go to the nearest police station.