Subang deputy police chief Fairus Jaafar said the three suspects, including the ex-husband of the victim’s girlfriend, had been remanded until Friday to aid investigations.

“The incident was motivated by jealousy,” Harian Metro quoted him as saying today.

Police arrested the suspects at Jalan USJ 9 in Subang at 3pm yesterday. The trio, all of whom have criminal records, admitted to involvement in the case.

On Saturday, Fairus said his station received a call from a woman informing them that her boyfriend had been beaten and slashed by her former husband and two men at 2.15am.

He said investigations revealed that the victim, a 47-year-old man, was living with the former wife of one of the suspects at the apartment.

“The victim was beaten with an iron rod and slashed with a knife,” said Fairus.

The man was taken to Sultan Idris Shah Hospital in Serdang and is in stable condition.

The case is being investigated under Section 326 of the Penal Code for causing grievous hurt with a dangerous weapon.