A man, believed to be a family member of the university student who was killed in Cyberjaya last month, attempted to confront the main suspect in the investigation earlier today.
According to Berita Harian, the man tried to approach the suspect as he was being escorted from the Sepang magistrates’ courtroom following a remand extension hearing this morning.
The man shouted at the male suspect from a distance, claiming that he had “killed my sister”.
Magistrate Khairatul Animah Jelani earlier granted a seven-day extension of the remand order for the male suspect as well as two others, effective from July 4 to July 10.
The earlier remand order, granted by sessions court judge Azaraorani Abdul Rahman on June 27, expired today.
Police arrested the trio, aged 19 and 20, around Johor Bahru, Johor, and Gemencheh, Negeri Sembilan, between 9am on June 26 and 2am on June 27.
Sepang police chief Norhizam Bahaman previously said that all three suspects were known to the victim, University of Cyberjaya student Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara, who was found dead in her condominium unit by a friend at about 10am on June 24.
She was staying in the unit with five other students, but her housemates had reportedly returned to their hometowns for the holidays on June 21.
Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan yesterday said that the main suspect in the murder case used a key and access card provided by his girlfriend, who had returned to her hometown, to enter the apartment.
He said the suspect took advantage of the victim being alone in the apartment while waiting to sit her final paper.
After allegedly assaulting and killing her, the unemployed suspect is said to have robbed her, taking her mobile phone, laptop, and ATM card which he used to spend RM200.
Lawyer M Manoharan, representing the main suspect, questioned the move by the police to issue a public statement suggesting “bad intentions” on the part of his client.
He said the investigation was ongoing and that the police should refrain from making such claims. He added that under the law, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
“We have raised our objection to the magistrate regarding the actions of the Selangor police chief of making statements and revealing portions of evidence that could prejudice my client’s case.
“This is a very serious matter. The police’s role is to investigate. It is our wise, educated, and respected judges who have the authority to determine who is guilty and who is not,” he told reporters outside the courtroom.
