Tanjung rambutan: Police have confirmed that a 54-year-old man died at a care home in Taman Choong Kwee, Tanjung Rambutan, on Tuesday, due to blunt force trauma to the head.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin stated that a forensic specialist from Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital confirmed the cause after an autopsy was carried out. The incident is believed to have occurred on the night of August 3, when the man was reported to have behaved aggressively and disturbed other residents. A caregiver allegedly ordered the victim to be restrained, which led to several residents and the caregiver assaulting him.

Mohd Alwi shared these details during a press conference following a rank conferment ceremony for the Perak Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief and a handover of the Taiping district police chief's post. He also mentioned that preliminary checks revealed the care home had been operating since 2012 but only held a business registration with the Companies Commission of Malaysia, lacking documents to show valid registration or an operating licence from the Social Welfare Department, Ipoh City Council, or approval letters from the Ministry of Health Malaysia.

The premises were found to be without CCTV cameras, and the police are completing investigations, including recording witness statements and coordinating with relevant agencies. Four residents and a caregiver, aged between 35 and 55, have been arrested and remanded for four days to assist in the investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

Meanwhile, at the ceremony, ACP Mohd Ridzuan Nor Ihsan was appointed as the new Perak Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief. Taiping acting police chief Supt Mohd Ariffridzuan Ezahar handed over his duties to ACP S. Saravanan, who previously served as Kuala Muda's deputy police chief.