IPOH: A teenage boy has been remanded for seven days in connection with the rape and murder of a 10-year-old Orang Asli girl in Kampung Bersah, Pos Kuala Mu here.
The remand order was issued by magistrate Nurul Asyifa Redzuan here yesterday after police made an application at the Sungai Siput Magistrate’s Court.
Bernama reported that the court granted the remand until Aug 25 to allow police to conduct further investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
Last Sunday, Sungai Siput district police chief Supt Mohd Khaizam Ahmad Shahabudin said police reclassified the case as murder after the initial autopsy found that the victim died due to pressure on the neck.
He identified the victim as Nuraina Humaira Rosli.
Following that, police arrested a 17-year-old boy, a relative of the victim, at 5pm last Sunday, to assist in the investigation.
Nuraina, who was reported missing on Aug 16, was found dead in a swampy area of the Orang Asli village.
