Legendary cop who took down Botak Chin passes away


The late Woodworth (left) having a chat with SAC Nik Ezanee.

KUALA LUMPUR: Former policeman Deputy Supt Kenneth James Woodworth, the man who was instrumental in stopping notorious criminal Botak Chin's reign of terror, has passed away.

The 89-year-old retired police officer died at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) in Petaling Jaya on Sunday (May 22).

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