Three suspects nabbed over uni student's murder
KUALA LUMPUR: A man and two women were detained in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old female private university student in the Klang Valley.
Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Norhizam Bahaman (pic) said the suspects, aged 19 and 20 years old, were nabbed in Johor Baru, Johor and Gemencheh, Negri Sembilan on Thursday (June 26) and early Friday (June 27) morning.
"They were nabbed within 48 hours of the police report lodged on the incident.
"The suspects will be brought to the Sepang Sessions Court for the remand application," he said when contacted on Friday.
The case is classified under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, he added.
"We hope the public will not speculate on the case or share unverified news that could jeopardise the investigation.
"We will take stern action on any unlawful act," he said.
It was previously reported that the victim, a Bachelor of Physiotherapy student, was found dead in a students' hostel.
The victim, who was from Kuching, Sarawak, was discovered unconscious with visible injuries on her body by her friend at about 10am on Tuesday (June 24). The friend then immediately alerted the police.
She was living with five other students but they had returned home for the holidays on June 21, leaving her alone at the hostel as she was scheduled to sit for an upcoming examination.
The victim's ATM card was among several valuables reported missing from the scene, including a laptop, mobile phone, and cash.
Cops also found no element of rape in the murder of the victim.
A post-mortem revealed that the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head.
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