Malaysia Crime Watch

1 February 2008
Petaling Jaya

Police said the search for missing 5-year-old Sharlinie Mohd Nashar has been extended to more areas in the Klang Valley including farms and plantations. To date, police have checked more than 20,000 premises.

Sharlinie has been missing from a playground near her home in Taman Medan since 9 January 2008.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian maid who had sent six intimidating short messages to Sharlinie’s father was sentenced to 7 months’ jail yesterday. Sharlinie’s father, 29-year-old Mohd Nashar Mat Hussein had received the messages anonymously for two days from 10 January 2008.

The maid, Sudarwanti, who was working in Johor Baru since last year, had used a mobile phone with a number registered under her employer’s wife’s name. She had sent messages saying that Sharlinie would never return because she wanted to seek revenge and warned him to keep quiet or she would throw his daughter.

She then warned him that his family would have to bear the consequences if they reported the matter to the police and that Sharlinie was already a victim of a molester. She said that Sharlinie was no longer with her and there would be another child missing.

Police arrested the maid in Jalan Straits View 3, Johor, on 16 January 2008.

Sudarwanti pleaded guilty to committing criminal intimidation at house No 10, Lorong PJS 2C/11N, Taman Medan, on 10 January 2008 at 4:07pm to 9:25am the next day. The judge ordered that her sentenced be served from 16 January 2008.

The Star Online – Police to extend search to farms, plantations
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/2/1/nation/20080201194150&sec=nation>

The Star Online – Indonesian maid jailed seven months for SMSes
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/2/1/nation/20080201154112&sec=nation>

New Straits Times – Maid gets 7 months’ jail for SMS threats
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/National/2148137/Article/index_html>

The Star Online – SMS prank lands maid in jail
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/2/2/courts/20212830&sec=courts>

MCW – Sharlinie Missing: 5th Birthday Today
<URL:http://malaysiacrimewatch.lokety.com/sharlinie-missing-5th-birthday-today/>

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1 February 2008
Klang

42-year-old A. Vikneswary was slashed to death in her house in Taman Sentosa yesterday. Her hands were tied and mouth cover with a piece of cloth.

She was found lying in a pool of blood in the living room by her 11-year-old daughter when she returned from school at 2:15pm. The house was unlocked and there was no sign of forced entry, but the house was ransacked and some jewellery was missing.

Police have classified the case as murder.

The Star Online – Woman slashed to death
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/2/1/nation/20203150&sec=nation>

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31 January 2008
Shah Alam

Access planning technician Haizal Hambali told the High Court that accused Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri was traced to have travelled between Bukit Aman and Puncak Alam when and where Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu was murdered. As the murder trial entered its 81st day yesterday, 32-year-old Haizal said that Azhar had also exchanged phone calls and text messages with co-accused political analyst Abdul Razak Abdullah Baginda, accused Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, Lance Corporal Rohaniza Roslan, Azilah’s girlfriend on 19 October 2006.

Using mobile transmission stations in Jalan Parlimen, Bangsar Outdoor, Taman Damansara, Plaza Damansara, Masjid Syaidina Omar, Jalan Duta and Sapura Tower, Azilah was found to be at Bukit Aman at 8:36pm that day.

Azilah then was traced to be at the Jalan Duta toll plaza area before moving towards Sri Damansara. He then moved along the New Klang Valley Expressway, Section 4 Kota Damansara, Pekan Subang and Kampung Melayu Subang. At Kampung Melayu Subang, Azilah made several calls until he reached Puncak Alam, where Altantuya was murdered.

Hambali also said that Azilah had called Razak and Sirul when he was near Razak’s house in Bukit Damansara.

The hearing continues today.

The Star Online – Phone firm traces Azilah
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/1/31/courts/20186450&sec=courts>

New Straits Times – Altantuya murder trial: ‘Azilah made many calls to Sirul, Razak’
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/National/2146305/Article/index_html>

MCW – Altantuya Murder Trial: Call Data Header Altered
<URL:http://malaysiacrimewatch.lokety.com/altantuya-murder-trial-call-data-header/>

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