Two remanded in robbery-rape case

MIRI: A magistrate’s court here yesterday remanded two men to facilitate the investigation of the robbery and rape of a store assistant.

Magistrate Kasyfurrahman Abang Ahmad remanded the first suspect, aged 27, for one day, while the 36-year-old second suspect was remanded for five days.

He issued the order after allowing the remand application by investigating officer Insp Mohammad Nashriq Noring from the Miri Central police station.

In his application, Mohammad Nashriq said on Dec 22, a woman filed a police report claiming she was robbed and raped by an unknown man.

The 24-year- old complainant said that around 3am that same day, she was sleeping in her rented room at Jalan Airport when a man suddenly broke in by forcing open the door.

She said the man took her belongings and then raped her.

During the rape, she said the man placed a knife on her neck and threatened to kill her if she screamed.

Acting on information received, around 6.30pm on Wednesday (Jan 2), a team of police conducting `Ops Rentap’ arrested a man at Lorong 7 Desa Indah, Bandar Baru Permyjaya on suspicion of his involvement in the case.

During the arrest, the police also confiscated a mobile phone as a case exhibit.

Around 12.45am on Thursday (Jan 3), the police arrested a second suspect at Lorong 4 Quadruplex, Bandar Baru Permyjaya.

In his application, Nashriq said that a seven- day remand under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code was needed on both suspects to enable the police to complete their investigation.