BATU PAHAT: The bone fragments discovered in an abandoned house in Tongkang Pechah on Feb 28 belong to Bella, the murder victim, say the police.
Batu Pahat district acting police chief Supt Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani said that the matter was confirmed by the state Chemistry Department through a DNA test.
“The test found that it matched the skeletal remains found during the initial investigation of Bella’s murder case.
“The Sultan Ismail Hospital in Johor Baru has been informed of the test result to enable Bella’s family to claim the bone fragments,” he said in a statement reported by Bernama.
Meanwhile, Bella’s sister, Norhisham, when contacted, said that the bone fragments were claimed and safely buried in Bella’s grave at the Banang Jaya Muslim cemetery here at 1pm yesterday.
“The investigating officer gave me instructions to claim the bone fragments yesterday (Friday). Alhamdulillah, Bella’s bone fragments were finally safely buried,” she said.
On Jan 24, Bella’s boyfriend, Mohammad Haikal Mahfuz, 25, was charged in the Magistrate’s Court with murdering Bella, whose real name is Mila Sharmilah Samsusah, between 11am on Dec 14 and 5.30am on Dec 15, between Jalan Kelapa Bali, Taman Soga and Jalan Parit Besar, Kampung Parit Besar, at an abandoned house in Lorong Imam Jailani, Tongkang Pechah in Batu Pahat.
The accused was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which provides for the death penalty or imprisonment for a term of no less than 30 years or no more than 40 years, if not sentenced to death, and whipping with no fewer than 12 strokes of the cane.
On Jan 19, police found incomplete skeletal remains in an abandoned house in Lorong Imam Jailani, Tongkang Pechah in Batu Pahat, after being led there by one of the main suspects in the case of the disappearance of the single mother of two.
Bella, 32, was reported missing on Dec 14 after she left in her boyfriend’s car at 11.50pm to go to a laundromat but failed to return home.
