Tuesday, September 16, 2008

While we celebrate 916....

As look forward to a "new" Malaysia, another innocent life is LOST. My heart goes out to the family of Lai Ying Xin, a 16-year old, full of promise and future. May she rest in peace!

On this special Malaysian day, let us remind ourselves that we need to much more to make our country a safe and conducive place for our children.

My prayer goes out to Lai and her family!

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Kidnappers murder schoolgirl, torch body and demand ransom from family

JOHOR BARU, Sept 16 - A group of youths kidnapped a 16-year-old schoolgirl, murdered her and torched the body in Kulai Jaya last Friday.

The kidnappers then demanded a RM33,000 ransom from Lai Ying Xin's family to secure her "release"!

The family paid the ransom - unaware that the victim's body had been dumped in undergrowth in Taman Putri.

Police believe the teenager was murdered within 24 hours of being kidnapped in front of a supermarket where she was working part-time.

Johor police deputy chief Datuk Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah said a police team arrested a 16-year-old school dropout and two men in a Perodua Kembara in Kulai at 6.15pm yesterday.

He said two-thirds of the ransom money was seized from the suspects. Tun Hisan said about an hour later, another 16-year-old suspect was nabbed to facilitate investigations.


Read on at The Malaysian Insider

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