KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 -- A man suspected of assaulting his wife in Sungai Petani last month is now under investigation after allegedly burying a foetus at a Muslim cemetery in Kedah on April 2.

Kedah police chief Datuk Adzli Abu Shah said investigations found that the 43-year-old suspect had confessed and led police to the burial site last Thursday, Harian Metro reported today.

He said the foetus was from his wife's 12-week pregnancy, which was believed to have miscarried following the assault incident at Ambangan Heights, Sungai Petani, on April 2.

"Last Thursday, police brought the suspect together with his wife, the 39-year-old victim, to show the location where the foetus was buried.

"We also brought a forensic team from the Kedah p...