Malaysia Crime Watch

30 August 2007
Petaling Jaya

The employers of the Indonesian maid who was found dead in their double-storey terrace house in Taman Puchong Perdana, Puchong, have been charged with murder and disposal of evidence.

The maid, Kunasir, aged 24, had been working for the couple for four months. The post-mortem revealed that she died from internal bleeding.

Cheng Pei Ee, aged 29, allegedly murdered Kunasir in her house at No. 40, Jalan Mawar 1A, Taman Puchong Perdana, Puchong, between 5pm and 7pm on 14 August 2007. Her husband, Goo Eng Keng, aged 34, was charged with the disposal of evidence or giving false information on 15 August 2007 at 12:15pm to protect his wife.

Cheng was not granted bail as she faces the death sentence for her charge. Goo was granted bail of RM9,000 in one surety.

Their cases have been fixed 4 September 2007 for mention.

New Straits Times – Housewife charged with maid’s murder
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/National/20070830082600/Article/index_html>

MCW – Indonesian Maid Found Dead Possibly Abused
<URL:http://malaysiacrimewatch.lokety.com/indonesian-maid-found-dead-possibly/>

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29 August 2007
Shah Alam

A gang of youths retaliated two houses in Section 20 on Sunday after police detained some youths during a rampage in Section 17 two weeks ago.

V. Kaliamma, aged 46, was one of the residents of the two houses which were targeted at 2:30am. She was with her three sons and daughter when the group started to hit the two cars they owned with parangs, sticks and bricks. The youths then climbed over the front gate and smashed the glass of the front grille.

It is believed that the households did not report about the incident in Section 17 to the police although the youths were heard asking why they did that.

After that, the youths went to the other house where S. Poopathy was staying and wrecked three cars there.

Shah Alam police have identified the gang responsible and will make arrests soon.

The Star Online – Youths go on another rampage
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/29/nation/18721699&sec=nation>

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29 August 2007
Kuala Lumpur

Three men and two women of Pakistan, Cambodia, and Indonesia nationalities, including a local, have been arrested by police in relation to a kidnap incident of a German tourist of Pakistani origin on 19 August 2007.

The suspect was released on Friday after his family in Germany and Pakistan paid the ransom of E17,700 (RM84,960) and 500,000 rupees (RM44,250).

On 4 August 2007, the victim businessman came to Malaysia with three relatives for a vacation. While having dinner at the Lido Hotel in Brickfields where they checked into, a Pakistani befriended them.

The Pakistani invited the victim to his apartment in Klang for a family dinner. When the victim reached the place, he was forced into a room and assaulted by three men armed with sticks and a parang. They robbed him of E3,000. The three relatives were contacted by the suspects and were ordered to give E12,000 and their passports as ransom.

Two of the suspects went to the hotel at 20 August 2007 to collect the cash and passports, after which they made a report at the Brickfields police station saying that the relatives were illegal immigrants. Police detained the relatives later but were released when they explained about the kidnapping.

The suspects forced the victim to call his wife in Germany on 21 August 2007 to instruct her to electronically transfer E2,700 to the Western Union branch in Klang. Later, the suspects demanded 500,000 rupees from the victim’s father in Lahore, Pakistan, the next day.

On Friday, the victim was sent to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport by a taxi. Instead, the victim told the taxi driver to bring him to the German embassy where he reported his case.

That night at 7:45pm, police raided an apartment in Bukit Kuda Apartments, Klang and arrested the suspects. They found toy pistols but were not able to recover the ransom money.

Police are looking for two more suspects, both Pakistani nationals in their 40s. It is believed that one of them is the mastermind of the kidnap.

New Straits Times – RM129,000 ransom paid to free German tourist
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/National/20070829083627/Article/index_html>

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