PETALING JAYA: The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, has expressed profound grief and disappointment over the tragic incident in Cherating in which a man allegedly killed his family and himself today.
The Pahang ruler described the incident as deeply shocking as it involved an entire family.
In a Bernama report, the sultan urged the public to remain vigilant regarding behavioural changes in those around them.
“This should not have happened,” he said.
“As Pahang’s ruler, I advise the public to remain cautious and observant of those showing such tendencies … that should not be disregarded.”
Al-Sultan Abdullah also encouraged the public to pray for the victims.
Earlier today, Pahang police chief Yahaya Othman said a 32-year-old man allegedly murdered his wife, 28, his mother, 55, and their two young daughters with a sharp weapon before turning it on himself.
The bodies of the man, his wife, and their children were found in a bedroom, while his mother’s body was discovered in the kitchen of the single-storey terraced house along Lorong Cherating Damai, Kuantan.
Yahaya added that the suspect’s 15-year-old younger brother was at home when he heard a commotion and made the shocking discovery.
The man had resigned his job in Selangor last month and started on his new job in Kuantan just a week ago. Police are investigating whether money problems triggered the incident.
