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KUALA LUMPUR: A prime suspect in the robbery murder case of a retired director of the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) on Sunday was among 10 people arrested by police in a condominium unit in Jalan Sultan Ismail less than 20 hours later.
Police learned that the 10 men between the ages of 21 and 29 who lived together in the rented apartment had criminal records for robbery, theft, drug-related offenses and other crimes.
Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Commissioner Datuk Saiful Azly Kamaruddin said today that investigations positively identified one of the suspects as being involved in the robbery and murder of former Mardi director Dr. Wan Hassan Wan Embong, 73. .
He said the search for the suspect’s accomplices continues.
Saiful said investigators managed to resolve the case following public information after the two thieves who attacked Wan Hassan again attacked another bungalow that belonged to a 34-year-old engineer in Titiwangsa here about an hour later at 5.15 a.m.
The robbers, who were armed with a hammer and a parang, bound and gagged the engineer and his family members before looting the house and escaping through a previously opened window.
The engineer’s losses were estimated at RM 38,000 after the suspects packed cash, appliances, jewelry and computers.
Saiful said that as the robbers were escaping, a passerby saw them and reprimanded the men.
He said one of the thieves threw a wallet belonging to Wan Hassan nearby after emptying it of cash.
“We recovered the wallet and developed a photofit based on the description given by the engineer and his family. These leads led us to the suspects who were arrested at the condo around 11:55 pm on Sunday. We confiscated several items, including a car that was used by the suspects during the robbery. Our search for the murder weapon continues. All 10 suspects have been detained. “He said, adding that the items were seized at a different location and not at the condo.
Saiful also advised the public to refrain from confronting armed robbers as it can be dangerous for their safety.
“Stay calm and do not face armed robbers in such dangerous situations. The most important thing is to try to get a clear description of the offenders so that the police can track them down ”. he said at a press conference at the KL police headquarters here.
On Sunday, Dr. Wan Hassan, who was cut in the face and neck with a sharp weapon, died in his two-story bungalow in Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar, after being attacked by two armed robbers who had broken in earlier.
Wan Hassan and his wife had come out of their room to drink water when they encountered the thieves.
Wan Hassan stood up to the thieves and resisted when they demanded cash and valuables, while his wife, Sarifah Yusof, 70, a retired public school teacher, managed to hide in a room.
The robbers cut her right hand and sent her to hospital for treatment.
The thieves seized some valuables and escaped through a window in the house’s kitchen.
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