Cops: Transgender’s murder not a hate crime


Tragic end: Sameera was found dead with a gunshot wound and her body mutilated in Jalan Pasar, Kuantan.

KUANTAN: There is no element of hate crime in the murder of transgender woman Sameera Krishnan.

“We are looking into the victim’s past activities and also whether the murder was linked to a kidnapping case in Klang two years ago.

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