Malaysia police press murder charges after 6 charred skeletons found in burnt house

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by The StarFebruary 3, 2026 at 09:40 AM

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In Johor, Malaysia, two men will be charged with murder after the charred skeletal remains of six people were discovered in an abandoned house on January 9th. The victims, found in a dilapidated structure within an oil palm plantation in Kangkar Pulai, included two adults, a teenager, and three young children aged two, five, and nine. The discovery was made by a man searching for his missing family, who had reportedly been staying at the house after a separation. Police investigations led to the arrest of four individuals on January 21st, and two will now face murder charges in connection with the case. The victims were identified through postmortem examinations.

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