GEORGE TOWN, Oct. 20 -- Police have recovered the weapon believed to have been used in the murder of a woman and her adopted daughter at their rented home in Juru, Penang, on Saturday.

According to the New Straits Times, Penang police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said the weapon was found behind the victims' house.

"As of now, investigation is still underway. But I can confirm that we have found the weapon, believed to be used in the murder," he said, declining to provide further details.

Penang Hospital forensic pathologist Datuk Dr Zahari Noor yesterday said that preliminary findings indicated both Sariya Che Hin, 51, and her 11-year-old adopted daughter Nur Afrina Alisha Abdul Rahim were slashed in the neck.

This caused the victims to...