Woman in her 50s remanded in teen kidnapping case

 

The woman was arrested at 12.55pm yesterday in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. (Freepik pic)

SEREMBAN: 

Another suspect has been remanded for 14 days from today to assist in investigations into the kidnapping of a teenage girl involving a RM2 million ransom demand here on April 10.

Negeri Sembilan police chief Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof said the remand order for the woman in her 50s was issued by magistrate Fairuz Syuhada Amran this morning.

He said the suspect was arrested at 12.55pm yesterday in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. The case is being investigated under Section 3(1) of the Kidnapping Act 1961.

It was previously reported that a suspect linked to the case had been shot dead by the police in Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Klang, Selangor.

Six individuals aged between 20 and 31 were subsequently remanded for 14 days from April 14. - FMT