KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 13 -- Melaka police have clarified that a woman who claimed her husband was among three men shot dead by police in Durian Tunggal last month was not legally married to the suspect but was instead his partner.

According to Sinar Harian, Melaka police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said investigations found the 31-year-old woman had no marital ties to the deceased and had been living with him in Durian Tunggal for the past three years, while the man's lawful wife resides in Johor.

"Investigations showed the woman had no marriage with the deceased. They were only lovers living together in Durian Tunggal for the past three years.

"The suspect's actual wife is in Johor and has long been separated from him," he said, accor...