KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 3 -- Johor police have received the green light to charge the father of a six-year-old boy, whose body was found buried in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, last month.

According to Utusan Malaysia, Johor police chief Datuk M. Kumar said the suspect will face charges for allegedly assaulting his wife and lodging a false report about his son's disappearance.

However, a murder charge under Section 302 of the Penal Code is being handled by Negeri Sembilan police and must be completed first, he added.

"The suspect will be charged in the Johor Bahru court after the investigation under Section 302 in Jempol is finalised," he said during a press conference at the Johor police headquarters today.

Kumar said the suspect is being inve...