Photo courtesy of Sinar Harian
SEPANG: A commotion broke out at a Sepang Magistrate's Court here Thursday (July 3) when a man, believed to be a family member of the slain student Maniishapriet Kaur, attempted to confront the main suspect in the case, Sinar Harian reports.
The man, dressed in red, approached the suspect while shouting at him as he exited the court after a remand extension hearing at around 9.50am Thursday, the Malay language daily reported.
Police officers at the scene then tried to calm the individual to prevent any untoward incidents.
It was reported that a man and three women, aged from 19 to 20 years old, were apprehended in Johor Baru, Johor, and Gemencheh, Negri Sembilan, on Thursday (June 26) and early Friday (June 27) morning in connection with the murder.
They were nabbed within 48 hours of the police report lodged on the incident.
Maniishapriet, a Bachelor of Physiotherapy student, was found dead in her dorm at a condominium in Cyberjaya.
The victim, who was from Kuching, Sarawak, was discovered unconscious with visible injuries on her body by her friend at about 10am on Tuesday (June 24). The friend then immediately alerted the police.
She was living with five other students, but they had returned home for the holidays on June 21, leaving her alone at the hostel, as she was scheduled to take an upcoming examination.
The victim’s ATM card was among several valuables reported missing from the scene, including a laptop, mobile phone, and cash.
A post-mortem revealed that the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head.
