Police nab man over woman’s gruesome murder

KUALA LUMPUR: Police detained a man in Pengerang, Johor yesterday to assist in the investigation on a woman’s corpse which was cut into six parts and found in two bags near a bridge in Jalan Ipoh on the Sungai Gombak on July 5.

Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department head SAC Rusdi Mohd Isa said a man believed to be the husband of the 29-year- old victim was arrested at 2 am.

“The suspect is now remanded for seven days from today (yesterday) to assist in the investigation,” he said when contacted here, yesterday.

Police earlier confirmed that the woman was a Bangladeshi citizen.

On July 5, a homeless woman who stayed near where the corpse was discovered lodged a police report at the Putra Chow Kit Community Police Station regarding the discovery of suspicious suitcases.

Following the report, the police found human remains packed in two black plastic and one bed sheet layers in two ‘ Power Polo’ and ‘USA Polo’ branded garments bags about 20.6 metres from each other. The police also found a pendant with the word ‘Allah’ in Jawi letters and a necklace on the body.

Meanwhile, in Kuala Terengganu, the police were looking for a construction worker to help in investigation over the stabbing of a fish vendor in Kampung Tanjung Gelam, Mengabang Telipot here on July 7. — Bernama