KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 12 -- A man is believed to have killed his wife by stabbing her multiple times before taking his own life at a house in Jalan Daun Inai 4, Sunway SPK Damansara, Kepong, here yesterday.

The bodies of the local couple were found lying on the floor in a roombefore police were alerted at 11.43am, according to a report published in Harian Metro today.

Sentul district police chief ACP Ahmad Sukarno Mohd Zahari said initial checks at the scene found a 54-year-old man with stab wounds to the neck.

He said the 52-year-old woman had sustained 13 stab wounds, mainly to the neck and upper body.

"The motive for the murder is believed to be due to a misunderstanding between the husband and wife, and it is believed the man killed ...