Malaysia Crime Watch

17 March 2010
Jitra

A woman in her 20s left a 2-year-old boy at a nasi lemak stall in Kampung Permatang Liku, Air Hitam, yesterday.

21-year-old Mohd Farizam Md Saad who was the stall owner said the woman approached his stall when he was preparing for business at 6:30am. Shortly after, the woman walked off and returned with the boy. She asked the stall owner if he could take care of the boy, who was still sleeping, while she went into Air Hitam to run some errands.

When the woman did not return after two hours, he lodged a police report. The woman was reportedly wearing a blouse and jeans and rode pillion with a male motorcyclist.

Kubang Pasu district welfare officer Syed Rizal Syed Md Baser reported that the boy had bruises on his forehead and left leg. The boy was sent to Jitra Hospital for treatment and to determine if he was physically abused. Further investigations revealed that the boy has been living with his mother and younger sister in Bukit Tampoi, Pokok Sena, some 60km away.

Syed Rizal suspects that the parents are drug addicts who have abandoned their son on purpose. His office would be applying for a 30-day temporary custody under Section 19 of the Child Act 2001 once the boy is discharged, after which he would be sent to the a children’s home in Arau, Perlis.

New Straits Times Online – 2-year-old dumped at stall
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/24aba/Article/index_html>

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10 March 2010
Petaling Jaya

The lorry attendant whose wife was the former babysitter of 18-month-old K. Haresvarra has been charged in court on Monday for the murder of the toddler on 3 March 2010 between 9:40pm and 10:10pm. 33-year-old M. Rajamorgan was alleged to have murdered the boy at a playground along Jalan Kenanga in Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara, Damansara.

Magistrate Ho Kwong Chin set 19 March 2010 for mention and to apply for transfer of the case to the High Court as requested by the prosecution counsel, Amer Hamzah.

Amer also informed the court that his client was beaten by the police and other detainees while he was at the Petaling Jaya police post. He also asked the court to order district police chief Assistant Commissioner Arjunaidi Mohamed not to make further press statements that were prejudicial to his client.

The Star Online – Lorry attendant charged over toddler’s death
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/3/15/nation/20100315130518&sec=nation>

New Straits Times Online – Charged with killing child
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/6mudas/Article/index_html>

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10 March 2010
Kuala Lumpur

Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusof was at Metro Prima Kepong, a well-known crime hotspot, where he said that there was a drop of 30% in the city’s crime rate for the first two months of this year. January also saw a 44.6% drop in street crimes, while February had 40.8% less.

Abu Seman said these numbers were achieved with the increased police presence and improved coordination and strategic work to fight crime in those troubled hotspots. He hopes to achieve the National Key Result Area target of crime rate reduction by 5% and street crime rate by 20% at the end of this year.

19 government-linked companies, statutory bodies and local councils in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Pulau Pinang, Johor and 415 auxiliary policemen will be enlisted to perform crime prevention rounds.

The Star Online – Drastic 30% drop in KL crime rate
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/3/10/nation/5832253&sec=nation>

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