Police have found the body of a man believed to be the husband of a woman, who was found dead in a luggage bag at Alam Megah.
The body believed to be that of Lim Ah Kee @Lim Kok Hoe, was found in a similar luggage bag that Tan Siew Mee, 52, who was found dumped in a drain in the area.
Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Baharudin Mat Taib said they discovered the second body at 5pm yesterday near the Alam Megah LRT station after questioning two suspects they had earlier picked up in Kota Kemuning.
The suspects are Indian nationals and believed to have been Lim’s house tenants.
The duo led police to the discovery of the second body.
Reportedly, the suspects are siblings aged 19 and 25. They have been remanded for seven days.
The brothers apparently confessed that they were unable to afford rent so they resorted to murdering the husband and wife.
Baharudin said that the police are in the midst of locating the weapons used and gathering other crucial evidence.
He added that Tan was from Pokok Sena, Kedah, and was working as a restaurant manager at a shopping centre in Subang Jaya.
During a press conference earlier, Baharudin said that police were looking for Tan’s husband, Lim Ah Kee@Lim Kok Hoe, also known as William, from George Town, Penang to facilitate investigations.
Baharudin said that the identity of the woman was obtained via a fingerprint scan at the National Registration Department.
He said initial investigations revealed that the victim was found renting a condominium in Subang Jaya with her unemployed 79-year-old husband.
“The post-mortem report found 13 stab wounds on the chest and stomach of the woman apart from a slash wound on her neck, believed to be due to a sharp weapon.
“The cause of death was due to multiple stab wounds to the abdomen’ and was believed to have died more than 72 hours ago when her body was found on Monday.
“To date, the body of the victim is still at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang and has not been claimed,” he told reporters yesterday.
Baharudin said the victim’s friend lodged a report at USJ 8 police station last Saturday after failing to contact her friend since last Friday, while attempts to reach the victim’s husband were also unsuccessful.
He said initial investigations also revealed that the woman was not a robbery victim as her valuables were found on her body.
Baharudin said the case was being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder and investigations on the motive are ongoing.
In the incident on Monday, the woman’s body was found inside a suitcase at the location by two telecommunication company workers who were inspecting underground cable works at about 5.30am.
Earlier report: Aug 29, Woman Found Stuffed in Suitcase in Shah Alam Was a Restaurant Manager