KUANTAN: Realising that his wife was not at home, Mohammad Afiq Akhmal Nudin left the house in the wee hours of the morning in search of her.
He said his wife, Norshamira Zainal, told him she would be back after delivering sambal ikan bilis at around 10.30pm on Wednesday.
“However, when she didn’t return the following morning, I started to search for her with friends. We found the car in Tanjung Lumpur.
“I had a hunch to head there as I had previously delivered orders in that area.
“There was no one in the car and my wife was later found by a friend.
“My father informed the police about the discovery,” he said, adding that Norshamira had been selling sambal ikan bilis for the past year and made deliveries four times a week.
The victim’s father, Zainal Rahim, 65, expressed sorrow over the loss of his second child.
“The last time I saw my daughter was on Jan 28 in Melaka when we visited our relatives. Norshamira was friendly and always called me and my wife to check on us.
“I was informed about the incident yesterday (Thursday) by my son-in-law. I never imagined she would leave us this way. I hope police will soon arrest the perpetrator,” he added, Bernama reported.
Meanwhile, the Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, has called for the immediate arrest of the perpetrator , describing the crime as “cruel and inhumane”.
“His Royal Highness urged that the person be apprehended immediately and punished accordingly if found guilty of murder,” according to a post on the Kesultanan Pahang Facebook page.
Sultan Abdullah, Tengku Ampuan of Pahang Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah and Tengku Mahkota Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah earlier met with the victim’s family at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan’s forensic department.
Sultan Abdullah, who was affected by the family’s grief, comforted Zainal and Mohammad Afiq.
Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said police are tracking down a 37-year-old man to facilitate investigations.
“It is learnt that the man had ordered food from the victim and that they had met at the scene for a cash-on-delivery transaction.
“Initial investigations revealed that the victim’s jewellery was missing and there were signs of injury on her body,” he said.
On Thursday, Bernama reported that the 37-year-old victim was found dead by the riverbank at around noon.
