Missing girl found dead in swamp was raped and murdered, say Perak cops

SUNGAI SIPUT: The 10-year-old Orang Asli girl who was found dead in a swamp in Kampung Bersah in Pos Kuala Mu on Saturday is believed to have been raped and murdered. Sungai Siput OCPD Supt Mohd Khaizam Ahmad Shahabudin said a post-mortem report revealed that there were bruises on her neck and tears on her private...

Muhammad Nidza Afham’s body taken to Shah Alam Hospital

SHAH ALAM: The body of Muhammad Nidza Afham Mokhtar, which was found in Klang River on Wednesday evening (Aug 14) was taken to the Shah Alam Hospital’s forensics unit for autopsy, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said. He added that the body was identified by the victim’s next of kin at the location of...

Headless body found on railway tracks in JB

JOHOR BARU: Police are seeking the cooperation of those with missing family members after a headless body was found on railway tracks near Jalan Suka Ria in Kampung Melayu Majidee here. Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said the discovery was made by the public at 7.53am on Tuesday (Aug 13). “We received information about...

Main suspect in missing teacher’s gruesome murder is former college mate

ALOR GAJAH: A 37-year-old ex-teacher is now the main suspect in the gruesome murder of Johor school teacher Istiqomah Ahmad Rozi, says Melaka police. Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Ashari Abu Samah said both the suspect and the victim have known each other since they were in the teacher's training college. ALSO READ: Cops say dead woman found in...

Floods: Noble effort ends in tragedy in Penampang

KOTA KINABALU: A married couple’s noble intention to send food to people stranded by the floods ended in tragedy when the wife drowned in Penampang near here. In the incident, the couple decided to walk through floodwaters to deliver food to Donggongon town at about 1.40am on Monday (July 1). It was learned that the victim, identified...

Post-mortem on Malaysian climber scheduled for June 3

KUALA LUMPUR: The body of climber, Zulkifli Yusuf, currently in a hospital in Anchorage, Alaska, is scheduled to undergo a post-mortem on Monday (June 3). The Alpine Club Malaysia said this, via a Facebook post, on Monday. "Once the post-mortem is completed, the next process is to obtain the necessary documents for the repatriation of the body...

Body of man discovered near car in Pontian

PONTIAN: The body of a man was found lying in a car near a chicken coop in Kampung Parit Baru, Kayu Ara Pasong near here on Friday. Pontian OCPD Supt Mohammad Shofee Tayib said police received a call from a 25-year-old local man at 12.45pm about the discovery of the body. “The caller informed us that he...

Man found dead at Tamparuli orchard

KOTA KINABALU: The Fire and Rescue Department was called in to assist in carrying the body of a 59-year-old man who was found dead during a trip to an orchard in Tamparuli on Tuesday (Jan 16). Lotimin Maun was earlier reported to have left his house at Kampung Ruhiang there to do gardening work at 2.30am,...

Chopped up body not that of missing single mum

MELAKA: The dismembered body found in Alor Gajah is not that of missing single mother Mira Sharmila Samsusah, say police. State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Zainol Samah said DNA tests had been conducted on the family members of Mira Sharmila and another missing woman from Gemenceh in Negri Sembilan. “Both the tests showed negative link to...

Body of missing two-year-old found in Tawau

KOTA KINABALU: The body of a two-year-old boy who fell in a river in east coast Tawau district has been found Tuesday (Dec 26) morning. Tawau Fire and Rescue station chief Jemishin Ujin said Adva Iman Muhammad Iswan was found at 6.45am by the public about 200m from his house on Jalan Apas along the Kg...