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SIBU: The parents of the Malaysian student who was found murdered in Taiwan on Thursday flew to Taipei to make arrangements for her funeral, said the family’s lawyer, Yap Hoi Liong.
Yap, who was contacted by Bernama, named the deceased Irene Chung and said her parents flew to Taipei around 2.15pm today.
Sibu Police Chief Stanley Jonathan Ringgit confirmed that the mother of the deceased, 45-year-old Ting Ching Ching, had filed a report at Sibu Central Police Station on Thursday saying she had received a call from her university. daughter informing him of her daughter’s murder in the mountain district. by Alian in Kaohsiung.
Chung, 24, was reported missing Thursday morning and CCTV footage showed her walking alone near an overpass near the university around 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Taiwanese police arrested a suspect on Thursday and confessed to strangling the victim with a rope before dumping his body. The suspect was arrested for voluntary manslaughter and sexual assault.
Yesterday, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang apologized to the family and Malaysians for the murder.
