Nigerian man and a Thai woman arrested in connection with a murder of a Thai Woman at Taman Puchong Prima

Nigerian man and Thai woman nabbed in murder probe

 

SUBANG JAYA: Police have arrested a Nigerian man and a Thai woman in connection with a murder at Taman Puchong Prima here.

The victim was a Thai woman whose body was found tied, gagged and covered with a blanket on a bed in the rental unit.

The landlord discovered the dead body in one of the rooms he was renting out and alerted police at about 11.40am on Thursday.

She had been dead for between 24 and 48 hours.

Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Seri Abdul Samah Mat said the case has been classified as murder, and the two suspects were arrested on Friday.

"The male suspect from Nigeria is 33 years old, while the female suspect is a 28-year-old Thai national.

"They will be remanded for a week to allow investigations," he added.

Comm Abdul Samah declined to reveal if the suspects were the victim's housemates, adding that investigations were ongoing.

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