Malaysia Crime Watch

28 February 2007
Kuantan

A. Muniandy, aged 42, was robbed by two men while riding his motorcycle along Jalan Gambang yesterday morning. The men had stopped him and started attacking Muniandy with a parang.

The robbers took his bag which contained RM2,300 and left in their motorcycle. Muniandy was later found by another motorcyclist, who took him and his severed right hand to the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital. Doctors attempted to re-attach the hand after a four-hour surgery but it is unknown it can be used again.

New Straits Times – Man loses RM2,300 and hand in robbery
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Wednesday/National/20070228091347/Article/index_html>

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28 February 2007
Shah Alam

Khoo Chee Peng, allegedly a triad leader, has been sentenced in court together with six others to six years’ jail for kidnapping. Also known as “Sea Dragon King”, Khoo and Ang Choon Jit, aged 28, Tan Kok Soon, aged 25, Foo Jong Cherm, aged 22, Teh Leng Han, aged 27, Lee Ah Kau, aged 22, and Lim Jain Yeu, aged 31, pleaded guilty to the charge of kidnapping with intent to wrongfully confine businesswoman Chan Leong Chan, aged 47.

The group allegedly kidnapped Chan from an office at 212 Lounge, No 9, Jalan Pasar, Goldcourse Shopping Mall, Klang, at 4am on 29 November 2003, and confined her in a store in Bukit Raja, Klang. Chan was held there for five days with the group and had suffered trauma. Khoo had also ordered the group to wrap her in a carpet and beat her up.

Chan was released on 3 December that year at 3:30pm at a petrol station along Jalan Tun Sambanthan.

New Straits Times – Seven get six years for kidnapping
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Wednesday/National/20070228092030/Article/index_html>

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28 February 2007
Kuala Besut

Zulkifli Salim, aged 49, and his 29-year-old wife were having a quarrel at home in Kampung Keluang on Monday 4am about Zulkifli having an affair with a woman. He then spashed a bottle containing a mixture of hydrochloric and sulphuric acids over his wife’s head and cheek.

Zulkifli, feeling remorseful after seeing her wife being scarred, allegedly drank the remaining acid and collapsed.

Neighbours brought the couple to the Besut Hospital where they were admitted in the intensive care unit. Zulkifli was transferred to the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital in Kuala Terengganu and the wife to Hospital Universiti in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.

Zulkifli died at 4am yesterday and his case has been classified as suicide and causing hurt.

New Straits Times – Assault ends with husband taking acid
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Wednesday/National/20070228100455/Article/index_html>

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