Killer ran off with CCTV recording device, say cops
NUR AQIDAH AZIZI SEREMBAN news@nst.com.my
THE presence of a tapir, believed to have wandered out of the nearby jungle, has shocked residents of Taman PJ Perdana here on Friday night. They sought help from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan).
Its residents’ association chairman, Datuk Mazlan Sabli, said the protected wildlife animal was noticed by residents at 10pm.
“This is the second time a tapir has entered the housing area after the first incident last week. We believe it could have wandered from a nearby forest.”
He added that the animal was aggressive, probably due to an injury spotted on its foot.
“It had also damaged a resident’s fence when it crashed into it in its effort to KUANTAN: The attacker who stabbed a housewife to death on Friday had made off with valuables, including the closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) recording device from the victim’s house in Kampung Hijrah in Penor here.
Police, who were scouring the house for evidence, had been informed by the victim’s family that the device was among the missing items.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Abdul Aziz Salleh said yesterday the house had six CCTV cameras installed, which would have recorded the incident.
“The suspect made off with the device. Police are looking for clues to help in our investigation, including other missing valuables.”
In the incident, housewife Norhasilah Ismail, 34, was found dead with two stab escape the housing area,” he said.
Mazlan said the residents contacted Perhilitan for action.
“However, the Perhilitan team hasn’t been able to capture the animal and it is believed that it has run back into the nearby forest,” he said.
State Perhilitan director Wan Mat Wan Harun said the department would continue its operation to trace the tapir yesterday. wounds to her abdomen and chest.
Her attacker had broken into the house at 8am and when she struggled to free herself, he used a sharp object to stab her twice.
Before leaving, the suspect locked her youngest son, Mohd Aqil Nasrul, in the bedroom. He was only freed after his father, Nasrul Mansor, 32, and elder brother Mohd Abid, 8, returned home at 12.30pm.
Nasrul, who was met at his mother’s house in Kampung Peramu, said he noticed that a gold chain and ring, along with a branded watch, were missing from the house.
The fishmonger said the CCTV device would help to track the suspect, but the culprit had stolen it.
“I am praying hard that police find the culprit and bring the person to justice.”