Malaysia Crime Watch

27 January 2007
Kuantan

Hasnah Mat, aged 51, from Kampung Tanah Putih Lama, was missing since last Friday. Her decomposed body was found wrapped in a carpet at a teacher’s quarters at Taman Tas yesterday night.

The female masseuse reportedly left her home with a 27-year-old woman at about 11.30pm. The woman was believed to be a former teacher.

The Star Online – Decomposed body found at teacher’s quarters
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27 January 2007
Johor Baru

Wong Ah Fong, aged 64, was stabbed to death by two robbers early morning when he was going to a mobile vendor to buy vegetables. Several people in the Taman Tampoi area were alerted by his cries at about 6:35am. He was found in a drain and sent to a private hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The men were on a motorcycle when they approached the retired retired construction worker. One of them got off and stabbed Wong’s stomach three times before robbing him. His wallet was found nearby the crime scene.

The Star Online – Retiree dies after two men stab and rob him
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27 January 2007
Kota Kinabalu

A gang of seven children, aged between 8 and 10, have been involved in a number of bicycle thefts, shoplifting and minor thefts in the past 12 months. Police were alerted by a man who found two of them with stolen bicycles in Putatan town on January 24 2007.

Police learnt that the children had been taking apart stolen bicycles and reassembling them for sale. 20 bicycles were found. The children have been handed over to the Welfare Department.

Five children belong to Filipino parents here with immigration visitor passes while the other two are local. They are suspected to be involved in shoplifting at supermarkets, house break-ins and vandalism.

Some of their parents did not even appear at the police station where the children were arrested.

The Star Online – Gang of thieving children
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