The man who allegedly murdered his colleague and brought her body to a police station here had unsuccessfully proposed to her

Cops believe woman likely killed for spurning proposal

BY KENNETH TEE
The Malay Mail Online6 February 2018


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On Monday, a man brought the car containing D. Tharani’s (pic) lifeless body to the Damansara police station, before confessing to the murder. — Picture via FacebookMore


PETALING JAYA, Feb 6 — The man who allegedly murdered his colleague and brought her body to a police station here had unsuccessfully proposed to her, according to the police.

Police also identified the car park of the Giant Hypermarket in Kota Damansara as the site where D. Tharani, 35, was attacked.

Petaling Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zani Che Din said the suspect had initially asked the victim out for lunch at the mall before making his proposal around 1.30pm.

“The suspect killed her in the vehicle after she turned down his intention as both had only been acquainted for a short period,” he said.

Investigators believe the attack was premeditated, as the suspect had proposed to Tharani several times prior to yesterday.

They also recovered text messages between the suspect and Tharani that indicated the two had argued over the topic previously.

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A 37-year-old self-confessed killer is seen leaving the Petaling Jaya Magistrates Court February 6, 2018. — Picture by Shafwan ZaidonMore

Mohd Zani then clarified that the suspect and his victim had only known each other since November, and not two years as previously reported.

He said police were obtaining closed-circuit television footage from the mall’s parking lot and the restaurant the two had visited.

Initial investigations showed the victim had worked in a telecommunications company before joining a condominium management office where she met the suspect, who worked in security at the same place.

Yesterday, the suspect brought Tharani’s car containing her body to the Damansara police station and confessed to police that he murdered his “lover”.

He has been remanded for seven days to facilitate investigations.

Tharani’s friends and family have disputed the suspect’s claim of being her lover, saying they had only known each other briefly.





Man who confessed to murdering ‘lover’ remanded a week
 By Emmanuel Santa Maria Chin,The Malay Mail Online 4 hours ago

The 37-year-old suspect, clad in orange police lockup uniform, arrived at the Petaling Jaya Court Complex around 11.20am today. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon

PETALING JAYA, Feb 6 — The man who yesterday brought a woman's body to the Damansara police station and admitted to her murder has been remanded for seven days starting today.

The 37-year-old suspect, clad in orange police lockup uniform, arrived at the Petaling Jaya Court Complex around 11.20am, and was escorted to the remand room with other detainees.

PJ magistrates court registrar Siti Mazrah Mohamad later granted the police's application to detain the man until Feb 12.

Petaling Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zani Che Din confirmed the successful remand application, adding the suspect would be held at the Damansara lockup.

Yesterday, the man drove to the police station with the dead body of his colleague, 35-year-old D. Tharani, slumped in the front passenger seat of her white Honda City.

He claimed she was his lover and confessed to killing her in the car park of a shopping complex in Kota Damansara.

Police found Tharani with an apparent stab wound to her neck, and recovered what they believe to be the murder weapon from inside the car.

Childhood friends of the deceased, who were present at the courthouse, told Malay Mailthat Tharani could not have known the suspect for more than two months.

“She had just started this new job a couple of months ago, and we have no idea who is the suspect,” said a friend who asked to identified only as Puva, 35.

“I was not aware if she had a boyfriend; as I remember, she prioritised her family more than anything,” he said.

Puva said he last heard from the victim about a week ago, when she invited him to hang out.

“I wished I had joined her for the few drinks after work, not knowing that was my last chance to meet her alive,” he said.

Another friend present in court, identified as John, 35, said he had last heard from Tharani about a month ago.

“We all met during a primary school reunion party, and nothing seemed out of place,” he said.

Both of them said they were shocked to learn of her murder.

“We could not accept the truth when we found out, not knowing the real story. Now we are interested in getting to the bottom of this to find out what happened,” said Puva.