Seremban district police chief Nanda Maarof said the 45-year-old man was arrested at a roadside hut in Batu 4 Jalan Port Dickson-Teluk Kemang near here, at about 1pm. Jewellery believed to have belonged to the victim was also seized.

“We believe that with his arrest the case has been solved. We want to thank the public for providing us with information that led to his arrest,” he said in a statement today.

Nanda said the suspect would be remanded until Oct 14 to assist in investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

The media had previously reported that the body of the 75-year-old woman was found with injuries on her body at 8.25pm, at her house in Jalan Kedidi 7, Taman Paroi Jaya on Sept 23.