JOHOR BARU, March 26 -- The Seri Alam district police clarified that they completed investigations into an alleged sexual abuse case of a married woman by her husband in January and are awaiting the next course of action from the prosecutor.

Seri Alam police chief Superintendent Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said police had acted after a report was lodged on January 11 by a woman who claimed she was physically beaten and sexually abused by her husband in August last year.

He said investigators arrested the victim's husband at a house in Taman Scientex in Pasir Gudang on January 13.

"The suspect, a 29-year-old man, was arrested based on the report that was lodged against him by his wife.

"Investigators also obtained a seven-day remand order to de...