Segamat police chief Supt Raub Selamat said the suspect would be remanded until Sept 7.
“The 45-year-old suspect is believed to be the victim’s neighbour. He will be investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder,” he told Bernama when contacted here today.
Raub also urged the people in the area not to speculate about the murder since police have yet to complete their investigation.
At 7.30am, the suspect was believed to have gone to the victim’s shop on a Modenas Kris motorcycle, armed with a 95cm long parang, and slashed the victim from behind.
The victim had tried to avoid the blows but ended up with serious injuries.
The victim’s brother-in-law, his worker and some villagers rushed the victim to a clinic nearby where he was pronounced dead.