KUALA LUMPUR: A man believed to have stabbed his three-year-old niece 30 times at the family’s residence in Taman Kepong here is on remand for seven days to facilitate investigations.
When contacted, Sentul district police chief ACP R Munusamy said the 21-year-old suspect would be in remand until Sunday.
He added that the suspect tested negative for drugs.
“We will now conduct blood and toxicology tests on the suspect,” he said.
The body of the child, who was allegedly stabbed by her uncle, was found wrapped in a white blanket by her grandmother in the kitchen of the double-storey terrace house on Monday.