KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — The following is the chronology of events of the murder of Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah, 25, from Miri, Sarawak.
The deceased graduated with a Bachelor’s (Honours) Degree in Education (Multimedia) from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris in Tanjung Malim, Perak. She was working at the digital marketing division of a printing shop in the state.
July 11: The police confirmed receiving a missing person report on Farah at 1.56am after the deceased delivered a rental car to a customer in Taman Universiti, Tanjung Malim.
- She was last seen delivering a rental car to a woman, believed to be the customer, at 8am on the previous day (July 10).
- The deceased reportedly got into a red car. However, the car type and its registration plate number could not be ascertained as it was raining then.
- She was last seen wearing a blue corporate blouse, black trousers, and a hijab.
- The deceased's last communication was with staff at the digital marketing division of the printing shop in Perak at 8.14am on July 10.
July 12: An employee at the printing shop started posting on social media, pleading for Farah to return home.
- It was clarified that she was not a permanent staff at a car rental company but paid a commission if she brought customers.
- The deceased's brother, who lives in Selangor, went to Tanjung Malim on the night of the incident to gather information and updates regarding his sister’s disappearance.
July 15: The police recorded statements from seven individuals to assist in the investigation into her disappearance.
- The police confirmed finding a woman’s body, believed to be Farah's, in an oil palm plantation in Kampung Sri Kledang, Hulu Selangor, at 6pm. The victim was believed to have been murdered by a person known to her.
- Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed that the body was that of the victim reported missing in Tanjung Malim.
- The police confirmed arresting a 26-year-old man, a civil servant, in connection with the case and the investigation was conducted under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
July 16: Sessions Court Judge Nurul Mardhiah Mohammed Redza issued a seven-day remand order for the 26-year-old civil servant to assist in the investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
- Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the suspect, a police lance corporal, is believed to be the victim’s boyfriend.
- The suspect was brought to the location where Farah's body was found in the oil palm plantation in Kampung Sri Keledang, Hulu Selangor.
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Mourners carrying the casket containing the remains of murder victim Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah, during her funeral at the Kampung Nyiur Manis Muslim cemetery in Pekan, Pahang, on July 18, 2024. The 25-year-old's remains were found in an oil palm plantation in Hulu Selangor on July 15, five days after she was reported missing. — Picture by BERNAMA[/caption]
July 17: Three four-wheel drive vehicles (4WD) of the Forensic Unit of the Selangor Police Contingent Headquarters (IPK) arrived at the scene of the murder to conduct further investigation
- A Toyota Hilux 4WD was seen entering the plantation at 9.50am with a team from the Kuala Kubu Baharu Fire and Rescue Station.
- At 12.21pm, a smartphone, believed to have been Farah's, was found in a drain at the plantation.
- Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed police had recorded statements of 26 individuals to assist in the investigation.
- The police confirmed that the oil palm plantation in Kampung Sri Kledang was the main location of the murder.
- Farah's brother Mohd Farriza Amir Abdullah said his sister’s remains could only be claimed after the police obtained a DNA sample of their mother.
- The police confirmed finding a bag, believed to have been Farah's, in Sungai Trolak at Kampung Batu 4 in Slim River, Perak.
July 18: The police confirm that the remains belong to Farah.
- The body was claimed by her family and taken to Masjid As-Syakirin in Kampung Tanjung Selangor for the funeral prayer and then to the Kampung Nyiur Manis Muslim cemetery in Pekan, Pahang, for burial.
July 19: Sultan Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah presented donations to Nur Farah Kartini’s family.
- The police temporarily halted the search for evidence in the case at Sungai Trolak in Kampung Batu 4, Slim River, Perak, due to heavy rain.
July 20: Hulu Selangor deputy district police chief DSP Mohd Asri Mohd Yunus confirmed the search for evidence was continued at a tapioca farm in Kampung Klan Halt, Slim River, Perak.
July 21: The police completed recording statements from several workers at the tapioca farm.
July 22: The remand order against the suspect was extended for seven days until July 29.
- The police find a car key, believed linked to Farah's murder case, during a search in Sungai Trolak Kampung Batu 4, Slim River, Perak.
July 25: Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed the suspect will be charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for Nur Farah Kartini’s murder at the Kuala Kubu Bharu Magistrate Court on July 26.
July 26: The suspect, Lance Corporal Muhammad Alif Monjani, was charged in the Kuala Kubu Baharu Magistrate’s Court for the murder of Farah.
— Bernama
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Personnel of the police Subaquatic Forensics Unit lifting the smartphone of murder victim Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah, 25, in the drain of a palm oil plantation at Kampung Sri Kledang in Hulu Selangor on July 17, 2024. Farah's remains were discovered in the area on July 15, five days after she had been reported missing. — Picture by BERNAMA[/caption]
