Factory worker believed killed by loan sharks

NST,PORT KLANG: A factory worker was found dead with his neck almost severed in the shrubs near a railway track at Kampung Jalan Keretapi yesterday. The body of S. Sundrajan, 39, was found lying face down by a passer-by who used the gravel road to go to his workplace at a nearby factory at 7.30am.

Klang Criminal Investigation Department chief Deputy Superintendent Ruslan Ibrahim said there were no signs of a struggle.

"We found a parang believed to be the murder weapon.

"He was believed to be on his way back home when he was attacked a kilometre away from his house."
He said the deceased was believed to have died a few hours before his body was found.

Sundrajan worked at a factory in Pandamaran, and had been on medical leave after he injured his right hand in a workplace accident three months ago.

He left behind wife, Teh Ling Choo, in her 30s, and three daughters aged between 1 and 14.

Teh said the family had been surviving on Socso allowance for the past three months after her husband went on an extended medical leave as she is a full time housewife.

She said she last saw her husband at 5pm when he left home on foot with RM10 in his pocket.

Neighbours who refused to be identified said Sundrajan's death may be linked to loan sharks.

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The Star

Tuesday June 2, 2009

Murdered six months after surviving brutal attack

PORT KLANG: Last December, S. Sundarajan, 39, lost the use of his left hand when he was slashed and robbed on his way to work with his father-in-law Teh Oh Kow.

Yesterday, he lost his life when he was attacked and slashed by unknown assailants.

His remains were found in some bushes near railway tracks in the vicinity of the now demolished Kampung Keretapi near here.

A petroleum company employee on his way to work made the gruesome discovery at 7.30am.

Klang CID chief DSP Ruslan Ibrahim said Sundarajan had deep slash wounds in the neck.

Meanwhile, Sundarajan’s wife Teh Ling Choo, 39, said her husband left home at about 5pm on Sunday with only RM10 in his wallet.

She added that her husband was on medical leave since the first attack and was on a Social Security Organisation allowance.

“He was supposed to have undergone surgery on his injured hand on the 15th of this month,” said the sobbing housewife.

The couple has three daughters aged 14, 10 and 18 months.

A family friend, who claimed to know Sundarajan’s family for almost 30 years, said the deceased had borrowed from a loan shark due to financial difficulties.

“That’s why they left their own home in Pandamar Indah to live in a friend’s flat here,” said P. Muthu at the scene of the crime.

Teh, however, said she was unaware