Man who skipped town for Johor to be charged with murder of 27-year-old woman

A 50-year-old man who skipped town has been arrested in Malaysia and will be charged in court on Friday (Nov 18) with the murder of a 27-year-old woman here

The police said that the man was detained in Johor on Tuesday for his suspected involvement in the woman's death

In a news release on Wednesday, the police said they were first alerted to the woman's death at a shop along Beach Road on Nov 13

Upon arrival, police officers found the woman's body within the premises of the shop. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene

“The deceased person is linked to a missing person report made on the evening of Nov 10, 2022 and the police had identified a 50-year-old man in connection to the case,” said the police