Ex-boyfriend held to help in murder probe

PETALING JAYA: An ex-boyfriend of murdered boutique owner May Goh Lee Fang has been detained to assist in police investigations into the case. 

The man, in his 30s, went to the police station here to have his statement recorded and was later detained for further investigations. 

It is learnt that the man, who is involved in the IT business, was in contact with Goh although the relationship had ended.  

Goh: Was stabbed seven times by a man believed to be in his 30s.

The man was among four people whom police had interviewed. 

State CID chief Senior Asst Comm II Hadi Ho Abdullah confirmed that a man had been detained to assist in investigations. 

On Thursday, Goh's body was found sprawled in a pool of blood at the back office of the Ovo – The Difference boutique by one of her partners at 1.15pm. The children’s boutique was opened in December. 

Goh was stabbed seven times by a man believed to be in his 30s. 

Police continued to search for more clues at the shop and viewed the closed-circuit TV recordings yesterday. 

They found more evidence during the four-hour search yesterday and these would be sent to the Chemistry Department for analysis.