HULU SELANGOR, July 19 — The police said today that they will continue to search for evidence related to the murder of Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah in Sungai Trolak, Perak today.
District police chief Supt Ahmad Faizal Tahrim was quoted telling the media that officers will now focus solely on this second location, after her handbag was found there last night.
“Yes, that’s correct. We will concentrate our efforts there,” he was reported saying by New Straits Times, referring to Sungai Trolak.
He also said that the police will only continue their search at the first location in Kampung Sri Keledang, Hulu Bernam, if there is further need for forensic investigation.
“It will depend on the forensic investigation and the need for further scientific evidence,” he reportedly said.
Yesterday, handbag believed to belong to murder victim was found during a search operation conducted at Sungai Trolak.
The location is approximately 20 minutes from a ditch in an oil palm plantation near Kampung Sri Kledang, Hulu Selangor, which was previously the search area for evidence.
The police search conducted in the ditch area at Kampung Sri Kledang previously found a smartphone believed to belong to the victim.
Bernama reported that the body of Nur Farah Kartini, 25, was found in an oil palm plantation area in Kampung Sri Kledang, Hulu Selangor, around 6pm on Monday.
A 26-year-old policeman in Perak has been remanded for seven days until July 22 to assist in investigations into her murder.
