Family of serial killers uncovered
Published on: Tuesday, November 03, 2015
Ipoh: Perak police may have uncovered a family of serial killers responsible for the disappearance of at least four people over the past one-and-a-half years.The family of four, including a 57-year-old mechanic in Tapah, were detained on Oct 26, following police investigations into the gruesome murders of four people akin to that of the Sosilawati murder case (where a cosmetics millionaire and her three aides were murdered and their bodies burnt over a land deal gone sour in 2010 in Banting, Kuala Selangor).Police made the breakthrough while investigating the disappearance of a farmer-cum-land broker who was last seen leaving his home at Kampung Sungai Lah, Chenderiang, Tapah on Aug 25 this year.
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State deputy police chief Datuk Hasnan Hassan said the principal suspect is a mechanic who runs his own workshop, while the others are his 54-year-old wife and two sons – a 20-year-old mechanic and 17-year-old unemployed youth. They have been remanded until Nov 6 for further investigations.Investigations revealed that the principal suspect (the father) has seven previous criminal records including for housebreaking, cheating, theft and criminal breach of trust (CBT).Hasnan said following the arrest of the family, police had recovered burnt remains of a person from a river near the suspects' house.
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"We believe the remains are that of the victims who had earlier been burnt in the family's workshop," he said, adding that the victim's motorcycle had been found abandoned along the road leading to Cameron Highlands.Further investigations revealed that the suspects may be linked to the disappearance of three other persons in Tapah who are believed to have been similarly killed.
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"The remains of the three others were also found in a similar manner – murdered and burnt," said Hasnan, adding that they were:• a 56-year-old woman tour bus company operator who was reported missing on March 1, 2014.• a 54- year-old male vehicle spare parts dealer who went missing on June 15, 2014.• a 36-year-old worker at the workshop owned by the suspect, who was reported missing on Oct 30."Investigations revealed that debts, land sale and thefts committed by an employee at the workshop was the motive for the murders," Hasnan said.Forensic teams from the police and Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital have conducted investigations at the scene and collected bone samples for post-mortem and DNA tests.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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