A female university student was found in a lifeless state with injuries to her body inside her dormitory room at Cyberjaya yesterday (June 25), which police have classified as murder.
The victim from Kuching, Sarawak, was found by a housemate at 10am, who immediately called the police.
According to sources, the victim was a Bachelor of Physiotherapy student who shared a condominium unit with five other individuals.
Prior to the murder, all five housemates returned home for the holidays since June 21, thus leaving the victim entirely by herself as she had to prepare for exams.
Died due to blunt force trauma
Sepang police chief, Assistant Commissioner Norhizam Bahaman said preliminary investigations found no signs of forced entry into the victim’s dorm.
He also added autopsy results from the Serdang Hospital Forensic Unit confirmed the victim had died due to blunt force trauma to the head and that no evidence of sexual assault was found.
This comes after multiple news portal claimed that the victim had been raped.
Victim’s ATM card stolen & used after murder
Norhizam said investigations also found that the victim’s ATM card, which was reported to be missing from the scene, was used by a male suspect to make five to six withdrawals after the murder.
Aside from the ATM card, the victim’s laptop, mobile phone and cash were also reported missing.
Police are currently hunting down the suspect and gathering statements from eyewitnesses.
The case is now being investigated for murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code and those with further information are urged to contact investigating officer ASP Mohd Husny Hussien at 012-9307860, or go to the nearest police station.
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