4 nabbed after Rohingya teen stabbed, slashed to death

 Police say the suspects comprise a Malaysian and three Rohingya nationals aged 22 to 38.

Kelantan police chief Yusoff Mamat said the suspects have been remanded until Sept 25 to assist in the murder investigation. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA:

A Rohingya teenager was murdered at a house in Taman Desa Kujid in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, last night, with police discovering stab and slash wounds on the victim’s neck.

Kelantan police chief Yusoff Mamat said they were alerted to the murder at 12.12am today.

“Officers later raided an unnumbered house in Taman Desa Kujid, leading to the arrest of four suspects, aged 22 to 38,” he said, adding that four handphones and a pickup truck were seized.

He said one of the suspects was a Malaysian while the rest were Rohingya nationals. None of them have criminal records.

They have been remanded until Sept 25 to assist in the murder investigation. - FMT