House break-in in Ipoh turns fatal after suspect found dead following struggle with caretaker
IPOH, July 29 — A 40-year-old local man died after allegedly being involved in a house break-in at Jalan Building Society, Taman Star, here yesterday.Perak Police Chief Datuk...
Perak Police Chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said preliminary investigations revealed that the incident is believed to have occurred at about 5 am when two suspects entered the house through a window that had been forced open, triggering a struggle with the caretaker.
“One suspect is believed to have escaped, while the other was found unconscious and was pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem examination later determined that the cause of death was a blocked coronary artery,” he said in a statement today.
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- Jul 29, 2026
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