HULU SELANGOR, July 17 — The police have recorded statements of 26 witnesses to assist in the investigation into the murder case of former Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris student Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah, 25, whose remains were found in Kampung Sri Kledang.
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the witnesses included the victim's acquaintance and a policeman who is a colleague of the suspect arrested in the case.
"So far, the police have only arrested a suspect in the case," he said.
Hussein was speaking to the press during a search operating for evidence in the case at an oil palm plantation in Kampung Sri Kledang today.
The operation, which also involved the Royal Malaysia Police's Underwater Forensic Investigation Unit, the Tracker Dog Unit, and the CSI Forensic Unit, succeeded in finding a smartphone which was believed to have belonged to the victim.
He said the search operation for evidence in the case will continue. Regarding the motive of the murder, the police are still investigating.
Meanwhile, Hussein said the police were still waiting for the autopsy report on the victim.
Farah's remains are still at the Sungai Buloh Hospital's Forensic Unit, where several procedures need to be carried out, including a DNA test, to determine its identity.
“I think it is going to take a few more days before the body can be released, but we will ask the Chemistry Department to speed up the process involved," he said.
Farah, 25, was found dead in Kampung Sri Kledang at 6pm on Monday (July 15). She was reported missing on July 10 after delivering a rental car to a customer.
A 26-year-old policeman attached to a police station in Perak and said to be her acquaintance has been arrested and placed on remand until July 22 to facilitate investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
— Bernama
