Malaysia Crime Watch

17 April 2010
Nibong Tebal

52-year-old Lim Gim Beng, from Simpang Ampat, was killed by another driver after he allegedly showed the middle finger during a 15km high-speed car chase.

Contract worker Lim was hit by a large stone and died at a construction site of a flyover along Jalan Paboi in Bukit Tambun.

On Friday 1:30am, Lim was driving home when a car knocked into his car’s rear at a traffic light junction in Bukit Panchor. Lim chased after the car and later the cars scraped each other at another traffic light junction in Sungai Bakap. At this point, Lim showed the middle finger at the other driver, who became raged. The other driver chased after Lim’s car until both cars ended at Bukit Tambun.

Both drivers got out of their cars and started an argument. The other driver allegedly hit Lim on the head with the stone and he died on the spot.

Police later used a car number plate at the scene to trace the other driver, a 42-year-old forwarding clerk, to his house in Taman Alma, Bukit Mertajam. The suspect was not at home, but surrendered himself at the Simpang Ampat police station at 11am yesterday.

The suspect was previously involved in a gambling case and admitted that he had consumed alcohol before the incident. He is being remanded by the police for seven days to aid investigations.

The post-mortem on Lim’s body at the Sungai Bakap Hospital showed that he had died from severe blunt trauma to his head.

Straits Times Online, The – A fatal finger gesture
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/17/nation/6078043&sec=nation>

Straits Times Online, The – Clerk remanded over fatal road rage attack
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/18/nation/6081840&sec=nation>

New Straits Times – Road-rage suspect remanded for a week
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/6rej/Article/index_html>

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16 April 2010
George Town

A five-day-old baby boy is taken care at the Penang Hospital after his parents tried to sell him to a family in Paya Terubong for RM4,000. Police suspected something was amiss when the baby’s 33-year-old mother gave contradicting statements in the police report she lodged claiming that the baby was abducted.

On Wednesday at 4:14pm, the mother told the police that her friend, known as Babu, and a couple had visited her at the maternity ward of Penang Hospital on Tuesday. She claimed that Babu took her baby away without her consent.

Further investigations found the baby with another family. The couple revealed that they had bought the baby through a woman for RM4,000. The baby’s parents and the woman have been arrested.

The case is being investigated under Section 14 of the Anti-Human Trafficking Act and under Section 182 of the Penal Code for making a false police report over the incident.

Straits Times Online, The – Cops rescue baby sold by parents for RM4,000
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/16/nation/6067645&sec=nation>

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16 April 2010
George Town

Three men were found naked and in compromising positions with Chinese women in their rooms when police raided a hotel spa and reflexology center along Macalister Road at 4:30pm Wednesday. A total of 21 Chinese nationals, aged between 21 and 36 years, where arrested on suspicion being part of a prostitution ring and having abused their social visit passes.

Eight Chinese nationals where hiding under a bed and inside the bathroom of another hotel room on the fourth floor. Ten more who worked as masseuses in the spa on the third floor were picked up by the anti-vice police.

Police found condoms inside the toilet bowls and lubricants. A flask filled with condoms was discovered in the spa. They also seized oral antiseptic, an undisclosed amount of cash, a customer list, hotel receipts and an earnings book.

Police also detained four pimps, two spa managers, a hostess, a cashier and two hotel employees who had obstructed police from carrying out their duties. They were all locals aged between 30 and 49 years and had been operating the vice activities for over a month.

The Chinese nationals would be remanded for 14 days under the Immigration Act for violation of their social visit passes before they will be handed over to the Immigration Department.

Straits Times Online, The – 31 nabbed in vice raid
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/4/16/nation/6065946&sec=nation>

New Straits Times – 21 China dolls nabbed in raid
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