Residents of sleepy town stunned by hotel rescue raid


Needle in a haystack: The budget hotel where Albertine was found in Batang Kali, Selangor. — KAMARUL ARIFFIN/The Star

HULU SELANGOR: A sleepy town here was rocked after an early morning raid at a budget hotel, leading to the rescue of six-year-old Albertine Leo Jia Hui.

While those living and working along Jalan Mahagoni 9, where the rescue happened, said they were unaware of the arrest in the early hours yesterday, they did notice a group of policemen crowding the township later on.

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