JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 3 (Bernama) -- Johor police have detained a woman in connection with the murder of a contractor and manager of a construction firm at Jalan Tebing Runtuh, during a robbery here, Wednesday.
Johor police chief Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said the woman, aged 22, was detained in Nusajaya last night.
Johor police chief Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said the woman, aged 22, was detained in Nusajaya last night.
"With the arrest of the woman, we believe the case can be solved soon. The public who have any information on the murder, can contact the police," he told reporters after attending an auxiliary police seminar here Thursday.
During the 3.30pm incident yesterday, 39-year-old contractor (Saravanam) and 43-year-old (Visva), manager in a road building firm in Nusajaya, were shot dead by assailants during a robbery, while the victims were on their way to the construction site after withdrawing money from a bank, believed to be for the salary of workers.
The incident happened when the Mitsubishi Pajero four-wheel drive that was driven by the victims was intercepted by two suspects in another car (Toyota), who later walked up to them and shot them from close range before escaping with the money.
The assailants who escaped the scene had later set their escape car on fire at Lima Kedai, about five kilometers from the scene, in an attempt to erase evidence, before driving away in another car driven by their accomplice.
Initial investigations revealed that the motive behind the murder was robbery but police have not ruled out the possibility that the robbers had information that the victims were carrying a large amount of money, because the road was new and isolated.
-- BERNAMA
During the 3.30pm incident yesterday, 39-year-old contractor (Saravanam) and 43-year-old (Visva), manager in a road building firm in Nusajaya, were shot dead by assailants during a robbery, while the victims were on their way to the construction site after withdrawing money from a bank, believed to be for the salary of workers.
The incident happened when the Mitsubishi Pajero four-wheel drive that was driven by the victims was intercepted by two suspects in another car (Toyota), who later walked up to them and shot them from close range before escaping with the money.
The assailants who escaped the scene had later set their escape car on fire at Lima Kedai, about five kilometers from the scene, in an attempt to erase evidence, before driving away in another car driven by their accomplice.
Initial investigations revealed that the motive behind the murder was robbery but police have not ruled out the possibility that the robbers had information that the victims were carrying a large amount of money, because the road was new and isolated.
-- BERNAMA
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