Kuala Lampur, Aug. 6 -- IPOH, Aug 6 - A caregiver at a care home in Tanjung Rambutan allegedly instructed several residents to tie up a 54-year-old man before he was beaten to death, police said.

The Star reported Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin as saying that initial investigations found the incident occurred late on Aug 3 after the victim allegedly became aggressive and disturbed other residents at the care home.

"A caregiver instructed that the victim be tied up before several residents started hitting and stepping on him.

"The post-mortem examination confirmed that the victim died from blunt trauma injuries to the head," he was quoted as saying.

Mohd Alwi said the victim was one of 21 residents at the care home. ...