KUANTAN: Two young girls were among five family members found dead in a suspected murder at a house in Lorong Cerating Damai here on Tuesday (Feb 17). Initial investigations indicate that the 32-year-old man is believed to have attacked his wife, mother and two children with a sharp weapon, suspected to be a knife, before turning it on himself. Police also revealed that the man had moved back to his family home about a month ago after resigning from his job in Selangor and had started working in Kuantan only a week ago. Yahaya said investigations are ongoing and the motive for the incident has yet to be established. As of 11.35am, forensic personnel were still at the scene, and the bodies had not yet been removed from the house.

Source: The Star February 17, 2026 12:00 UTC