Suspect Arrested In Nurin's Senseless Murder

By B. Hariharasuthan

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Police arrested a 41-year-old man in Lebuh Ampang here this afternoon in connection with the sexual savagery and murder of eight-year-old Nurin Jazlin Jazimin.

The suspect, who works as a "middleman" for a travel agency in the city, was lured by a friend to a coffeeshop where a police team had mounted an ambush to nab him.

A police source said police laid the ambush after the suspect's friend notified them that the suspect might be linked to Nurin's brutal murder.

The friend had also told police that he suspected the man could be the "Kampung Baru child molester" who had sexually abused two children with brinjal.

Bernama learnt that prior to the arrest, the friend had hoodwinked the suspect into believing that he had a business proposal to discuss at the coffeeshop.

At about 2pm, the suspect arrived at the coffeeshop where his friend was waiting.

According to the friend, they discussed joint-venture businesses before the topic of conversation veered to personal matters.

"During this time, I sent an SMS to a group of undercover policemen who were waiting in ambush outside the coffeeshop.

"Just then, the man asked me to meet a business associate and began walking towards a building, located on the other side of the road.

"At that juncture, I immediately called the policemen," he told Bernama.

Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said it was too early to comment on the arrest of the suspect.

It is learnt the suspect was taken to the Petaling Jaya police headquarters to facilitate investigations.

On Aug 20, Nurin was reported missing by her father, Jazimin Abdul Jalil, after she went alone to a night market near her house in Section 1, Wangsa Maju, here.

Despite wide media coverage and massive search effort, she could not be traced.

On Sept 17, Nurin's nude body stuffed inside a sports bag, was found under a staircase of a shoplot in PJS 1/48, Petaling Utama. A post-mortem revealed she had been sexually assaulted with a cucumber and brinjal.

The suspect, who wore long-sleeved blue shirt and black pants, carried a bag when he came to meet his friend at the coffeeshop.

It is learnt that the man, from Segamat, is engaged to a receptionist who works in a hotel here.

- Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR 26 Sept. - Polis menahan seorang lelaki berusia 41 tahun yang disyaki terlibat dalam pembunuhan dan penderaan seksual terhadap Nurin Jazlin Jazimin, 8, di Lebuh Ampang di sini hari ini.

Suspek itu, yang bekerja sebagai “orang tengah” di sebuah agensi pelancongan di bandar raya telah diajak oleh seorang rakannya ke sebuah kedai kopi di mana sepasukan polis menunggu untuk menahan lelaki itu.

Sumber polis berkata, serbuan itu dibuat selepas rakan suspek memberitahu polis bahawa suspek mungkin mempunyai kaitan dengan pembunuhan kejam Nurin.

Rakan suspek itu juga memberitahu polis bahawa lelaki yang disyaki itu mungkin terlibat dengan kes pencabulan dua kanak-kanak yang dilaporkan di Kampung Baru dengan menggunakan terung.

Difahamkan sebelum penahanan itu, rakan suspek telah meyakinkan suspek bahawa beliau mempunyai satu rancangan perniagaan yang perlu dibincangkan di kedai kopi itu.

Kira-kira pukul 2 petang, suspek tiba di kedai kopi itu dengan rakannya telah sedia menunggu.

Menurut rakan suspek, mereka pada mulanya membincangkan tentang usaha sama perniagaan sebelum menukar topik kepada perkara-perkara peribadi.

“Pada masa ini, saya menghantar SMS kepada sepasukan anggota polis berpakaian biasa yang menunggu di luar kedai kopi itu untuk bertindak.

“Lelaki berkenaan kemudiannya meminta saya menemui rakan perniagaannya dan mula berjalan ke arah sebuah bangunan yang terletak di seberang jalan.

“Pada saat inilah, saya menghubungi polis,” katanya di sini hari ini.

Ketua Polis Selangor, Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar berkata, masih terlalu awal untuk polis mengulas mengenai penahanan suspek.

Difahamkan suspek itu dibawa ke Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah (IPD) Petaling Jaya untuk siasatan lanjut.

Pada 20 Ogos, Nurin Jazlin dilaporkan hilang oleh bapanya Jazimin Abdul Jalil, selepas keluar seorang diri untuk ke pasar malam berhampiran rumahnya di Seksyen 1 Wangsa Maju, di sini.

Di sebalik liputan meluas media dan usaha besar-besaran mencarinya, Nurin Jazlin tidak dapat dikesan.

Pada 17 September, mayat seorang kanak-kanak perempuan ditemui dalam sebuah beg sukan yang diletakkan di hadapan tangga sebuah rumah kedai di PJS 1/48, Petaling Jaya.

Hasil ujian DNA mendapati mayat itu adalah Nurin Jazlin dan bedah siasat mendapati mangsa juga didera secara seksual.

Suspek berkenaan, yang memakai baju kemeja lengan panjang berwarna biru dan berseluar hitam, membawa sebuah beg untuk bertemu dengan rakannya di kedai kopi itu.

Difahamkan lelaki itu yang berasal dari Segamat, telah bertunang dengan seorang penyambut tetamu di sebuah hotel di sini.

- Bernama