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KUALA LUMPUR (November 29): A former researcher with the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) was stabbed to death by two burglars who broke into his home in Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar earlier today.
The head of the Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department, SAC, Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid, said 71-year-old Dr. Wan Hassan Wan Embong was believed to have been cut with a parang when he tried to fight off thieves , which burst through the kitchen window. of the two-story bungalow.
Wan Hassan, who suffered injuries to his face and neck, is believed to have died at the scene, he told Bernama when contacted.
His wife, a 70-year-old government retiree, had cut injuries to her right hand, he said.
Nik Ros Azhan said there was a power outage and the couple was home alone when the incident occurred at 3.30am.
Nik Ros Azhan said the couple’s daughter called police after her mother informed her of the incident.
“Efforts to locate the suspects continue, even viewing CCTV footage of neighboring houses because the victims’ house did not have a closed circuit camera,” he added.
Nik Ros Azhan said the suspects fled with a wallet and laptop, among other things, but the true value of the belongings taken by the thieves has not yet been established.
Wan Hassan’s body was transferred to the Malaya University Medical Center, where his wife was treated.
He said the case was being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. – Bernama
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