Malaysian Police Shoot Dead Suspect Of Indonesian Killer In Petaling Jaya

JAKARTA - Malaysian police shot dead a man who is a suspect in the murder of a female Indonesian citizen (WNI) in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Selangor Police Chief Hussein Omar Khan CP said on Wednesday (31/1) at 17.30 local time a raid was carried out by the Selangor Police's Heavy Criminal Section (D9) in a five-story flat in the Taman Bukit area, Subang, Shah Alam, Selangor.

He said the raid was to uncover a murder case with the wound of eight stabs of a 19-year-old Indonesian citizen on the Way River, Petaling Jaya, on Monday (29/1).

During the raid, a male suspect in his 20s who was not a Malaysian citizen acted aggressively and attacked police officers using a machete at the scene.

Police opened fire to defend themselves. The suspect was confirmed dead at the scene and also seized a 28 cm long machete.

"The investigation was carried out based on Article 307 of the Criminal Code," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, February 1.

The Petaling Jaya Police received a call from Mers 999 on Monday at around 06.30 local time from a local man who informed him that he had found an unknown woman who was unconscious near the stairs of Mentari's apartment in the Mentari Village area, Sungai Way, Petaling Jaya.

The Forensic Division of the D10 Police Station of Selangor, the medical team of Sungai Buloh Hospital and assisted by a pathology team from the Malaya University Medical Center have visited the location and conducted an examination of the victim's body.

At the time of the incident, wounds were found on the neck, chest and hands of the victim.

Local media reports state that the man suspected of murder is believed to be the victim's male friend. Malaysian police are still continuing their investigation into the case.

Meanwhile, the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) Kuala Lumpur confirmed that the woman who was killed was an Indonesian citizen from East Java. Work in Malaysia without having documents.

The Indonesian Embassy has succeeded in contacting the families of the victims in East Java, and conveyed that the investigation process is still ongoing so that the bodies cannot be returned to Indonesia.