Timur Laut district police chief Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the 43-year-old’s initial remand period ended today but that he was rearrested in connection with the third police report.

“We need to complete the investigation into this latest report, which was filed last Friday by another woman who also fell victim to him.

“The doctor will be released on bail once the investigation is complete. The case is being investigated under Section 509 of the Penal Code and Section 14 of the Minor Offences Act 1955,” he said when contacted today.

Police first arrested the medical officer at around 9.30pm on Feb 26 after receiving information from the hospital regarding an incident. He was remanded before being released on police bail on March 2.

He was rearrested last Thursday after being suspected of committing a similar offence against another female patient at a private clinic in Pulau Tikus last year.

A foreign woman then lodged a police report last Friday, claiming that the suspect had deceived her into removing her clothing during a heart examination on Feb 20 at the hospital where he worked.