 2 S'poreans found dead in Johor
One is murdered over water bills, the other killed in road accident]
A SINGAPOREAN was killed in Johor on Tuesday after an alleged argument with his nephew.
The Singaporean, 72, who was not named, had been on a regular visit to his home in Pontian, Johor, on Tuesday.
There, he allegedly got into a heated argument over water bills with his 59-year-old nephew, who was house-sitting for him, reported Malaysian paper Harian Metro.
The paper said his nephew allegedly hit his head against a concrete pillar before stamping on it.
According to the police head, Deputy Superintendent Muzammil Hashim, the nephew lost his temper after being accused of not paying water bills.
MrMuzammil added that the suspect was unemployed and was looking after the house while the owner was away in Singapore.
MrMuzammil added: 'The suspect did not use any weapon, probably because there was nothing to use in the prayer room to attack his victim with.
'Instead, he bashed his victim's head against a concrete pillar in the prayer room before stepping on the victim's face and head.
'The victim sustained face and head injuries and died at the scene.'
However, police told reporters that the suspect did not run away from the scene of the crime.
He stayed next to his victim till police arrived.
DSP Muzammil told reporters that the suspect was once a mental patient at Permai Tampoi Hospital in Johor Baru and that he suffers from mental disorders.
Police are classifying the case as murder.
FATAL ACCIDENT
In a separate incident, another Singaporean died, this time in Johor Baru.
Singaporean Fan Qi Yang was on his way back to Singapore after his weekly trip to see his Malaysian girlfriend.
His motorcycle was rammed from behind by a suspected drink driver at a traffic light.
Mr Fan, the fourth of seven children, was flung off his bike onto the other side of the road and sustained head injuries.
He was rushed to a Johor hospital, but could not be saved, reported Lianhe Wanbao.
The accident happened at about 2.30am on Wednesday.
The driver of the car, a Malaysian, was arrested.
Mr Fan lived with his younger sister, Ms Fan Qun Di, 53, in a Bukit Panjang flat.
At the wake yesterday morning, MsFan, a taxi driver, told reporters that the family found out about his death not from the police, but from a funeral services company that showed up unannounced at their door.
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