> Police hunt six foreigners over death of naked Nigerian

SUBANG JAYA: Police are hot on the trail of six foreigners including two Singaporean women after a Nigerian man fell to his death from the 12th floor of a condominium in Puchong Perdana Monday night.

Subang Jaya deputy police chief Supt Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid said the six, who were in their 30s, could help police in the investigation into the case.

The man, a college student in his 30s, was found naked on the ground floor of the condominium at about 8.30pm.

Abdul Aziz said the student was earlier forced to strip and tied up with the two Singaporean women by four Nigerian men who stayed in the unit.

After untying himself, the man tried to make his escape but fell to his death.

Abdul Aziz said the others freed themselves and called the police after the captors fled. — Bernama

> Police and firemen rescue would-be burglars

IPOH: Two would-be burglars had to be rescued after they became trapped on the roof of the goldsmith shop they had just broken into at Sungai Siput town.

Sungai Siput Deputy OCPD Deputy Supt Mak Pak Chuai said the best friends, both aged 21, tripped the alarm at 2.45am Monday while breaking into the double-storey shop.

Using no tools, they climbed up and came in through the roof. However, the two weren’t able to find anything because all the jewellery had been stored in a safe.

“They didn’t know they had activated the alarm and the owner contacted us. The police were there within 15 minutes,” he said.

Police found the empty-handed youths stuck on the rooftop after they were unable to climb down. Fire and Rescue Department personnel were called in to retrieve the two suspects.

DSP Mak said the police were checking to see if the two had any previous criminal records, adding that they would be remanded Tuesday.

> Thai boy found dead after alleged abuse by Singaporean stepdad

JOHOR BARU: An eight-year-old boy Thai boy, believed to be a victim of abuse, was found dead in his home at an apartment building in Tampoi.

There were several marks on the body, hands, legs and head. The body of the boy was discovered about 3.20pm on Saturday. Police have detained the boy’s 30-year-old mother, who is also a Thai national, and his 31-year-old Singaporean stepfather to assist in investigations.

Johor Baru (North) deputy OCPD Supt Mohd Akhir Ishak said police were alerted by neighbours who heard a commotion in the boy’s home.

“We discovered the body in the back room of the apartment. We believe he died at 2pm and we are still ascertaining the cause of death,” he said, adding that the body was sent to the Sultanah Aminah Hospital.

The post-mortem result showed that the boy died from multiple injuries expecially from those inflicted on the head. Supt Mohd Akhir said initial investigations showed that the boy is believed to have been abused by the stepfather, who used a feather duster. He urged anyone with information to contact the police hotline at 07-221 2999 or the nearest police station.

> Burglar scared off by man dressed as Thor

A builder scared off a house-breaker by running at him dressed as the Norse god Thor.

The terrified intruder leapt from a first floor window to escape Torvald Alexander, who was dressed as the Norse god of thunder in a red cape and silver helmet and breastplate.

Mr Alexander had just returned from a New Year’s Eve fancy dress party when he discovered the man in his home in Inverleith, Edinburgh.

He said he acted instinctively to chase the intruder away, and believed his costume may have added impact.

Mr Alexander, 39, said: “We were both startled but then the instant reaction was that I ran at him and he just jumped straight out of the window.

“I think I would be quite scared if someone looking almost like a gladiator ran at them.

“He might have thought the property was empty.

“He probably would not have expected to meet a strong builder, especially dressed in tinfoil and silver.”

The house-breaker did not steal anything but left behind his shoes and the garden fork he used to break in.

He landed on a pitched roof outside the window which broke his fall, and made his escape. Mr Alexander, whose name has Norwegian roots, was inspired to dress as Thor by the Marvel comics series.

He made his costume himself, using large quantities of tinfoil.

The Norse believed that Thor rode through the heavens during thunderstorms on his chariot, which was pulled by two goats.

Lightning flashed whenever he threw his hammer Mjollnir, which magically returned to him. He was usually depicted as a big, powerful man with eyes of lightning and a red beard.

Mr Alexander, who runs building firm Alexander & Summers, said he will report the incident to police.

Lothian and Borders Police said they have not yet received a report.

> Man stabbed and slashed to death

KUALA LUMPUR: A 40-year-old lorry driver died a gruesome death after his wife’s jealous lover slit his throat following a heated argument on New Year’s Eve.

The victim was said to have confronted the suspect, an Indian national in his early 20s, in Sentul Pasar here when he learnt of the affair.

Witnesses said that a scuffle broke out, and the suspect took out a knife and stabbed the man before slitting his throat.

It is learnt that the suspect befriended the victim’s wife when they were working together a few months ago.

“The suspect was arrested an hour later near his house in Sentul,” a source said.

Sentul CID chief DSP Ng Lian Seong confirmed the case, adding that police were investigating the case as murder.

> Man found in women’s loo begs, then threatens captors to let him off

SHE had just entered her toilet cubicle when she heard somebody rushing into the stall next to hers.

Sensing something was not quite right, the woman, 19, quickly left the cubicle.

What she saw next shocked her: A pair of eyes peeping out through the narrow gap between the door and the hinge of the next stall.

Her mother, 50, who had just finished using the toilet herself, saw her daughter looking stunned.

Through the narrow gap, they thought they saw a man.

Mr Winston Tan, 23, a purchasing agent, described the incident that began with his mother and sister spotting the man in the toilet.

‘My mother pushed open the door,’ he said. ‘She pulled his jacket and told him to ’stay here‘.

‘But the man tried to walk away. My mother then tried to grab him by his pants.‘

The incident happened late on Saturday night at a coffee shop on Woodlands Drive 44.

His sister called their father on his handphone, and later, the police.

Both her father and her brother were nearby as the family had gone to the coffee shop for supper together.

When the senior Mr Tan received the call, around 11.45pm, he left his son and rushed to the female toilet.

Mr Tan, 50, an odd-job labourer, told The New Paper: ‘The details were a little sketchy. I didn’t really understand what was happening except that there was some trouble at the women’s toilet and somebody was trying to run away.’

When Mr Tan got there, the man was walking away fast. He was dressed in a T-shirt and jeans and appeared to be a foreigner, in his 20s.

In the meantime, the suspect’s friend had apologised outside the toilet, claiming it was ‘all a misunderstanding’, said Winston.

Mr Tan was not about to let the suspect escape.

He called his son on his handphone to alert him to what had just happened.

Struggle

As the man walked away, Winston arrived and confronted him.

Winston said: ‘I told him to stop and wait for the police to arrive. He said he had ‘no obligation to stay’. I was thinking that if he was not guilty of anything why was he trying to escape?’

Winston said he tried to grab the suspect’s hand, but was pushed away.

The man picked up a rubbish bin and allegedly tried to hit Winston with it.

By then, a crowd of men from the coffee shop had noticed the commotion and surrounded the two men.

From behind, Winston grabbed the man. His father joined him and together they managed to restrain him.

But the suspect put up a struggle.

Said Winston: ‘I’m a body-builder but I had problems trying to contain him. I could smell alcohol from his breath.’

The suspect allegedly bit Winston on his arm and stomach, while his father received a cut on his finger during the struggle.

In the chaos, somebody in the crowd punched and kicked the suspect.

Bleeding, the suspect eventually gave up and pleaded to be released.

Said Winston: ‘He begged us to let him go. He said he was sorry. But later he changed his tune and said that if we didn’t let him go, we would regret it. He said that his ‘boss’ was on the way.’

At one point, the suspect even accused Winston and his father of trying to rob him.

‘It was ridiculous. His wallet had fallen out of his pants during the commotion. All I did was to kick it to one side,’ said Winston.

After statements were taken by the police, the man was escorted away.

> Boy caned 100 times

A WOMAN is facing a criminal charge of allegedly standing by while her 10-year-old son was caned about 100 times during a marathon beating in 2007.

The 39-year-old woman, who made her second appearance in court yesterday, is accused of handing her husband, the boy’s stepfather, two rattan canes which he used to hit the boy.

The child spent eight days in hospital following the two-hour beating.

The woman is not being named to protect the identity of her son.

She is charged under the Children and Young Persons Act with knowingly allowing the boy to be ill-treated.

If convicted, she faces a fine of up to $4,000 and a jail term of up to four years.

Her husband was put behind bars for nine months after he pleaded guilty last November.

He admitted to hitting the boy about 100 times on the buttocks, arms and back in a flat in northern Singapore on Sept 15, 2007.

The child, who had a history of disciplinary problems, was beaten for lying to his teachers.

He has been placed in a home for abused and neglected children.

His mother, a hairstylist, first went before a judge last month, on Dec 26.

The woman, who has a lawyer, is scheduled to be back in court on Jan 19.

She is out on $10,000 bail.

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> Boy killed mum over chores

PHOENIX – A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has been found guilty of murder after shooting his mother following an argument over chores, justice records showed on Monday.

A judge in Cochise County Superior Court in the small Arizona town of Bisbee found the boy guilty after a hearing Friday, according to court records.

The boy cannot be identified for legal reasons.

Local media said the boy and his 34-year-old older argued at the family home in August. After the boy’s mother left the home, her son retrieved a pistol from her bedroom, waited for her to return and then shot her eight times. The woman’s boyfriend witnessed the shooting.

The victim’s sister testified on Friday that the victim did not want the boy to live with her and was often abusive, yelling at him and hitting him.

‘He is a docile, sweet boy,’ she told the court.

Under Arizona law, the boy will be released when he turns 18. Sentencing is set for Jan 23. Any sentencing outcomes will involve treatment, according to the boy’s attorney, Sanford Edleman.

Mr Edleman told AFP the crime was part of a tragic cycle which had seen the child’s mother abused as a child.

‘I believe part of this child’s problems had something to do with that cycle,’ Mr Edleman told AFP. ‘This was a huge tragedy from the beginning.

‘You wonder why after so many years a child makes the decision to act in a certain way. It’s a huge cycle of tragedy from one generation to the next.’ — AFP