TUMPAT: The family of a 35-year-old Customs officer who was allegedly murdered by her husband at their home in the Kuala Lumpur International Airport quarters yesterday, were left stunned when the suspect told them she was dead.

The victim's elder brother, Hazwan Ibrahim, 38, said the suspect told him his youngest sister, Nor Hazwani Ibrahim, had died and that he would surrender to police.

He said the suspect had called him about 7.30pm yesterday and asked him to be a witness to their divorce.

When he returned the call at 10pm, the suspect told him Nor Hazwani was dead.