KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 30 -- A trader has been remanded for five days to assist in the investigation of a case in which a doctor was injured after being hit by a car in the Lingkaran Luar Butterworth (LLB) toll plaza lane near Perai the day before yesterday.

Earlier, the 31-year-old suspect, dressed in a purple detention uniform, was brought to the Magistrates' Court in Bukit Mertajam along with his 25-year-old wife to seek a remand order, according to a report in Harian Metro.

Magistrate Savinder Singh then approved a five-day remand for the male suspect, from today until January 3, to allow the police to investigate under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder.

However, the remand request for the suspect's wife was rejected....