KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 2 -- A 28-year-old man suspected of killing his mother, a 52-year-old bank operations executive, was arrested by police last night while travelling on a bus to Selangor.

The victim, Zahrullail Basir, was found dead at her home in Taman Sultan Abdul Halim, Jalan Tanjung Bendahara, with three stab wounds on her body, according to a report published in Berita Harian today.

Kota Setar District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner Syed Basri Syed Ali, said the suspect was detained at 8.34pm by officers from the Criminal Investigation Department of the Kedah police contingent headquarters, in collaboration with the Kota Setar district police investigation team.

He added that the arrest came less than 24 hours after the inc...