Published on: Thursday, September 04, 2008 |
Tuaran: The body of a girl who was found in Kg Lugading, here, last Thursday has been confirmed to be that of an Universiti Malaysia Sabah student.
The deceased, whose identity has been withheld, was believed to have been dead for three to seven days. She was also believed to have been raped before being murdered.
Both her hands were bound with her clothes and was found facing downwards by the roadside.
According to a family member, on Aug. 22, they sent her to the Tandek minibus terminal and were surprised when one of the deceased's colleagues informed that she had for not reported for classes three days later.
They received a shock upon being informed by police about the discovery of her body. On Aug. 30, the family members claimed her body for burial.
