Published: Wednesday December 5, 2012

Police on the hunt for two rape and robbery suspects

KUALA LUMPUR: Police are hot on the heels of two male suspects believed to be involved in a rape-cum-robbery case at a reflexology centre in Jalan Genting Klang, Setapak here on Nov 25.

Kuala Lumpur CID chief Datuk Ku Chin Wah said police managed to arrest two other suspects last Thursday and Sunday.

"Both suspects, in their 20s, did not have a steady job and were nabbed at Sri Rampai and Setapak," he said in a media conference here Wednesday.

In the incident early Nov 25, two Vietnamese women who were workers at the premises were raped, while the owner sustained injuries to the ear after being slashed with a parang by one of the suspects.

Ku said police also seized a motorcycle, two mobile phones and two pieces of clothing worn by the suspects.

Meanwhile, police are also hunting down two parang-wielding suspects believed to be involved in robberies at 24-hour outlets in Sentul and Cheras since last September.

Their modus operandi was to carry out the crime early in the morning when there was only one sales assistant at work, said Ku.

"We hope for cooperation from the public with relevant information to approach the nearest police," he added. - Bernama

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Safety Concerns at Genting's Mall

Safety concerns over apartments under construction above mall
Meena Lakshana

KUALA LUMPUR: A new mall in Jalan Genting Klang, Setapak, which has been opened to the public for more than a month, has come under criticism by shoppers who fear for their safety.

They claim the KL Festival City shopping centre is unsafe because it is located below serviced apartments that are being built.

A few of the shoppers contacted The Malay Mail to voice their concerns.

“When I was last there, I felt quite scared because I didn’t know if the construction was safe or whether part of the structure would collapse,” said Letchumy, 26, who lives nearby.

Salesman Jonathan Lee, 45, said: “I am concerned if there would be another Jaya Supermarket incident where the building in Petaling Jaya collapsed and killed several workers.

“Just because a developer gets the necessary approvals from the authorities doesn’t mean continuing construction is the right thing to do.”

When The Malay Mail visited the project, it was observed that construction was taking place above the mall, with the left side of the building cordoned off for several floors.

Although the areas were sealed off by wooden boards, there was no explanation or indication on what was going on behind them.

Kuala Lumpur City Hall clarified the procedure of awarding approvals to shopping complexes before the entire development was completed was a norm.

Mayor Tan Sri Ahmad Fuad Ismail said they had given a similar approval to Pavilion KL in Jalan Bukit Bintang when the building was being built.

“Developers cannot wait four to five years for the entire development project to be completed before opening.”

A City Hall corporate planning department spokesman said KL Festival City was issued a certificate of fitness (CF) after it was completed.

“We looked into the safety aspects of the apartments’ development above the mall,” the spokesman said.

“The project developer, architects and engineers had explained their safety measures and we were satisfied with what they had implemented.”