Kedah police: Motorcycle theft allegation believed to have led to teen’s torture death

An 18-year-old accused of motorcycle theft was tortured and killed, with his body found on a road in Gurun, Kedah.

Police have arrested 14 men and seized evidence, with investigations underway under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

In a separate case, police are looking for two men after an attempted murder and migrant smuggling incident at Hutan Kampung Toll Plaza.

ALOR SETAR, Oct 12 — An allegation that an 18-year-old youth had stolen a motorcycle is believed to have prompted a group of suspects to torture him before his body was found by the roadside in Jalan Harvard, Gurun, last Thursday.

Kedah police chief Datuk Adzli Abu Shah said police received information about the discovery of the body at 8.05am on October 8, while a post-mortem found that the victim had died from blunt force trauma to the head.

He said the suspects were believed to have acted out of anger after receiving complaints from local residents that the victim had stolen a motorcycle.

“The victim was caught in Pendang on October 5 before being taken to the house of one of the suspects, where he was detained for two days, tortured and beaten, and had his hair cut,” he told reporters at the Kedah Contingent Police Headquarters here today.

Adzli said the victim was found dead inside the house on the night of October 7, and his body was subsequently dumped by the roadside.

He said police arrested 14 men aged between 16 and 24 in operations around Gurun and Guar Chempedak from noon to 8.30pm on October 8, a few hours after the body was discovered.

Police seized 14 mobile phones, a Honda City, scissors and the victim’s identity card. Twelve suspects have been remanded for six days until Wednesday, while two underage suspects have been remanded until tomorrow. The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

The victim, identified as Muhammad Haikal Mohd Shahrilnizam, 18, was found wearing yellow and black sportswear and had injuries to his head and face. He was initially found without identification documents.

In a separate case, Adzli said police were tracking down two men to assist in investigations into an attempted murder and obstructing police officers from carrying out their duties during Ops Pintas, an operation against migrant smuggling at the Hutan Kampung Toll Plaza here on October 7.

He said police had intercepted a Proton X70 SUV suspected of carrying five migrants, but the driver allegedly acted aggressively, attempted to run over a police officer and crashed into the toll barrier.

“Police fired one shot at the tyre, but the suspect fled and abandoned the vehicle in Pendang, about 28.3 kilometres from the scene,” he said.

Adzli said several individuals had been detained, while police were seeking Muhammad Raffi Yusrino, 28, and Zulfikrie Naaim Morhinino, 36, to assist in the investigation. — Bernama

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一名 18 岁男子被指控偷窃摩托车，遭到酷刑折磨后被杀害，尸体在吉打州古伦的一条道路上被发现。

警方已逮捕 14 名男子并缴获证据，目前正在根据《刑法》第 302 条进行调查。

另一起案件中，警方正在追捕两名男子，他们涉嫌在胡丹甘榜收费站企图谋杀和偷渡人口。

亚罗士打，10 月 12 日讯——据信，一名 18 岁青年被指控偷窃摩托车，随后遭到一群嫌疑人的折磨，最终于上周四在古伦哈佛路的路边被发现身亡。

吉打州警察总长拿督阿兹利·阿布·沙阿表示，警方于10月8日上午8点05分接到发现尸体的消息，尸检结果显示，死者死于头部钝器伤。

他说，嫌疑人据信是在接到当地居民投诉受害者偷窃摩托车后，出于愤怒而采取了行动。

“受害者于10月5日在彭当被捕，随后被带到其中一名嫌疑人的家中，在那里被拘留了两天，遭受酷刑和殴打，头发也被剪掉了，”他今天在吉打州警察总部告诉记者。

阿兹利表示，受害者于 10 月 7 日晚被发现死于屋内，随后尸体被抛弃在路边。

他说，警方在10月8日中午至晚上8点30分在古伦和瓜尔切姆佩达克附近展开行动，逮捕了14名年龄在16岁至24岁之间的男子，当时距离发现尸体仅几个小时。

警方缴获了14部手机、一辆本田思域轿车、一把剪刀和受害者的身份证。12名嫌疑人已被还押候审6天，至周三；另有两名未成年嫌疑人被还押候审至明日。此案正根据《刑法》第302条进行调查。

受害者名叫穆罕默德·海卡尔·莫哈末·沙赫里尔尼扎姆，18岁，被发现时身穿黄黑相间的运动服，头部和面部有伤。他被发现时身上没有携带任何身份证件。

在另一起案件中，阿兹利表示，警方正在追捕两名男子，以协助调查一起谋杀未遂案和一起妨碍警务人员在10月7日于胡丹甘榜收费站开展的打击人口走私行动“Ops Pintas”期间执行公务的案件。

他说，警方拦截了一辆涉嫌载有五名移民的宝腾X70 SUV，但司机据称行为具有攻击性，试图撞倒一名警察，并撞上了收费站栏杆。

他说：“警方向轮胎开了一枪，但嫌疑人逃跑并将车辆遗弃在距离案发现场约 28.3 公里的彭当。”

阿兹利表示，警方已拘留数人，并正在寻找28岁的穆罕默德·拉菲·尤斯里诺和36岁的祖尔菲克里·纳伊姆·莫尔希尼诺协助调查。——马新社

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