Police: Death of Estonian model in Pulau Rawa being investigated as murder
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JOHOR BARU: Police here have confirmed that they are investigating the death of Estonian freelance model Regina Soosalu as murder.
Johor CID chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Hasnan Hassan said her death in Pulau Rawa, off Mersing here, on July 1 was initially investigated as a drowning but changed to murder after suspicious wounds were found on her body.
"We can confirm that the woman arrived at Pulau Rawa on July 1 and died on the same day.
"We have also detained six persons to assist with investigations, " he said Wednesday, while declining to reveal the exact timeline for the incident as it was still being investigated.Asked if the detained suspects included the woman's partner, SAC Hasnan said they had yet to detain him.
He also said the woman's family was informed of her death via Interpol.
"I believe that the message was relayed to the family via the Estonian Embassy in Beijing," he said while declining to comment further.
An online portal had previously reported that Soosalu, who lived in Kuala Lumpur, was believed to have been on a holiday on the island when she died.
Sources in the modelling industry, however, suspected something amiss as her death was only made known to them only on July 6.
They were also not informed of the exact cause of her death, which varied from drowning to a disease.
Model dies under mysterious circumstances in Johor
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Model Regina Soosalu, from Estonia, is believed to have died on an island off Johor on July 1. — Pic credit Instagram Regina Soosalu
- KUALA LUMPUR, July 7:
A freelance model, Regina Soosalu, is believed to have died under mysterious circumstances at a resort on an island off Johor.
She was from Estonia, which is close to Russia.
Soosalu, who lives in Kuala Lumpur, as stated on her Facebook profile, was believed to have been on the island for a holiday.
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| Regina and Her Malaysian Boyfriend Tengku Alang Reza |
Sources in the local modelling industry who knew Soosalu told The Rakyat Post that she died on July 1. However, they were only informed on July 6.
The cause of her death varies, based on different sources, ranging from drowning to illness.
This was further confirmed by Pitt Ab Rahaman on his Instagram account. He wrote about Soosalu’s death today.
Pitt, who described himself as a fashion image maker, uploaded a photo of Soosalu earlier today with a caption that read like an announcement, saying that the model had died on July 1.
In the comment section of the posting, Pitt stated that the cause of Soosalu’s death remained unknown.
Checks on Soosalu’s Facebook page saw that her last update, based on what is visible to the public, was on June 29.
Meanwhile, on her Instagram account, Soosalu last uploaded a photo on June 30.
An Instagram user, Wuzlei, commented on the photo today, saying simply: “Please come back.”
On an older photo, uploaded on June 23, saw several recent comments made, talking about Soosalu having passed away.
Razzi Musa wrote: “I baru tau dia baru meninggal. So Sad. RIP.” (I just found out she died. So sad. RIP).
To that, one Zarul Sukri asked, “sbb apa? dia sakit ke?” (What happened? Was she ill?)
Another Instagram user linaaa_lynx responded, saying: “she’s drowned.”
A statement by Regina's Boyfriend Alang Reza: (which has been removed recently)
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| Alang Reza posting on death of Regina Soosalu |
BESTFBKL Comment:
The police needs to do a thorough investigation and see if it can find out what really happen as there is too many theories to this death and speculations on when it happened.
Full autopsy must be done to find out the cause of death without fear or favor,
Source : Rakyatpost
Source : Rakyatpost
