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Malay Mail
08-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Woman dies after jumping from van on Kesas Highway during argument with husband over driving license
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — A woman found dead along the Kesas Highway is believed to have jumped out of a moving vehicle following an argument with her husband, police said today. Kuala Lumpur police chief Commissioner Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said the husband, who has since been arrested, admitted during interrogation that the couple had argued over the use of the van and the woman's lack of a driving licence. 'During the argument, the woman stated that she wanted to jump and then did so. Despite this, the husband continued driving home,' he said at a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur Contingent Headquarters. Rusdi said the 50-year-old husband was later apprehended at his home in Taman Kinrara, Puchong. The case is being investigated under Section 304A of the Penal Code for causing death by negligence. The deceased, identified as a 44-year-old woman from Menglembu, Ipoh, is believed to be of Chinese descent.


Free Malaysia Today
06-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Woman flung from van found dead on Kesas Highway
Cheras police chief Aidil Bolhassan said the van did not stop after the woman fell on the highway. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : A 44-year-old woman was found dead after she was reportedly flung out of a moving van along the Kesas Highway near the Awan Besar rest area heading towards here earlier today. Cheras police chief Aidil Bolhassan said police received a distress call at 2.58pm from a witness who claimed to have seen the woman being ejected from the van. 'The van fled the scene. The victim was confirmed dead at the location by medical personnel,' he said in a statement today. It is not known whether the woman died before or after being flung from the vehicle. She has been identified as being from Menglembu, Ipoh, but her name has been withheld.


Malay Mail
06-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Police: Woman thrown from van near Awan Besar R&R not Pamela Ling
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — A woman who died after being thrown out of a van along the Kesas Highway is not the missing Pamela Ling, police clarified today. Cheras District Police Chief ACP Aidil Bolhassan issued the clarification in a message to the media regarding the incident that occurred this afternoon. 'I confirm that it is not 'Pamela Ling',' he said. According to preliminary reports, the woman was found dead along the Kesas Highway this afternoon after a suspected hit-and-run involving a van. The incident took place near the Awan Besar rest area, heading towards Petaling Jaya, around 2.58pm. A witness who contacted emergency services claimed he saw the woman fall or be thrown from a moving van before it sped off. The woman died at the scene and her death was later confirmed by medical personnel. She was identified as a 44-year-old from Menglembu, Ipoh, believed to be of Chinese descent. Investigators are working to trace the vehicle and determine if foul play was involved. Ling was abducted on April 9 while on her way to meet the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to provide her statement for a money-laundering investigation. Police are investigating whether her husband and several others were involved in her disappearance.