JOHOR BAHRU: Police detained a man for alleged incest with his 10-year-old niece at a hotel in Taman Tunku Aminah here last night.
Johor Bahru Utara district police chief Mohd Taib Ahmad said the suspect, who works as a cleaner, was arrested when police conducted a raid at the hotel at 9.15pm following a tip-off.
In a statement, Taib said police discovered the suspect, 48, clad only in a towel, in the room with the semi-naked child.
He said police later found out that the child was the suspect’s niece.
The suspect, who has three children aged between 25 and 28, is in remand for a week from today to facilitate investigations.