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Kulim Husband Stabs Wife 13 Times, Jealousy Believed to Be Motive

Police said the unemployed suspect admitted stabbing his wife 13 times after an argument and later surrendered with the knife.

  • On Monday, a 39-year-old woman identified as S. Sila died after allegedly being stabbed 13 times by her husband at their home in Taman Tiram, Kulim, Malaysia.
  • Kulim District Police Chief Superintendent Syamsul Sinring stated that preliminary investigations suggest the attack stemmed from an argument between the couple, believed to have been triggered by jealousy.
  • The 43-year-old suspect allegedly used a 20-centimetre folding knife to commit the act in the master bedroom, where the couple lived with their three-year-old child.
  • After the incident, the suspect bathed and handed their child to his sister at the Juru Rest and Service Area in Penang before surrendering at the Lunas Police Station.
  • Police are investigating the case under Section 302 of the Penal Code, and the victim's body was sent to Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Setar for a post-mortem examination.
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Police said the suspect surrendered after the incident and a penknife was snatched for questioning.

·Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
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Free Malaysia Today News broke the news in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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