Malaysia Crime Watch

23 October 2007
Bagan Serai

A fight between two students in SMK Bagan Serai resulted in a one dead. Both were Remove Class students, who were fighting over a stolen pen after school hours yesterday.

When 13-year-old Loh Wei Kuan fell to the ground during the fight, two of his friends carried him to the guard post and alerted some teachers. Two teachers sent him to the Bagan Serai health clinic but was pronounced dead upon arrival. A few bruises were found on him, but a full post mortem will be performed at the Parit Buntar Hospital.

A 14-year-old student was picked up by the police from his Kampung Keramat house and a remand order has been obtained to detain him for 7 days. Police have classified the case as murder.

The Star Online – Schoolboy dies in scuffle
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/10/23/nation/19248040&sec=nation>

The Star Online – Boy remanded over student’s death
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/10/24/nation/19255110&sec=nation>

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23 October 2007
Penang

A 21-year-old factory worker went out for the night with a fisherman friend along Light Street and was allegedly raped on 15 October 2007. The victim, from Bayan Lepas, had known the man for 5 years and woke up the next morning in a budget hotel naked.

She felt pain in her private parts and the man was not around. She went back to her Batu Muang home and lodged a police report on Friday.

Police are now looking for the man to assist in investigations.

The Star Online – Woman wakes up naked in budget hotel
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/10/23/nation/19243944&sec=nation>

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21 October 2007
Kota Tinggi

Two men have been arrested during a raid on a house in Taman Sri Orkid, Skudai at 3:30pm yesterday, believed to have been involved in many snatch theft cases. Police seized an axe, some parang, gloves, ski masks and vehicle registration plates at the house.

Five driving licences, two ATM cards and one gold chain were found on one of the suspects who tried to escape via a window. The other suspect had three driving licences and six credit cards on him. There were bank statements and photocopies of identity cards that did not belong to either of them.

It is believed that the duo were responsible for at least 15 snatch theft cases in in Skudai, Taman University and the surrounding areas.

The Star Online – Cops nab two serial snatch thieves in Johor raid
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/10/21/nation/19234535&sec=nation>

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