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New Straits Times
13 hours ago
- New Straits Times
Police rule out loan shark involvement in Johor teacher's death
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The death of a female teacher, Lo Kwan Fong, whose body was found at her home in Bandar Selesa Jaya, Skudai, Iskandar Puteri, on June 13, is believed to have no criminal elements involving illegal moneylending syndicates or loan sharks. District police chief Assistant Commissioner M. Kumarasan said although the 39-year-old victim had previously borrowed RM20,000 from a loan shark, she had fully settled the debt. He said preliminary police investigations also found that there were no incidents of paint splashing or threats against the victim. "The deceased had previously lodged a police report, which was investigated under Section 5(2) of the Moneylenders Act 1951. However, after clearing all her debts, there were no further police reports. "Neighbours also confirmed that no loan sharks had come to throw paint at her house," he told reporters at the district police headquarters. Kumarasan said police had checked with the National Registration Department and confirmed that she was an only child and her parents had already passed away. To date, her remains have yet to be claimed by her next of kin. "We will discuss this further with the hospital. After two weeks, the body will be released to Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) for them to appoint a private funeral service. "We were informed that she has an aunt in Singapore, but we still do not have further information about her. Several parents of her students have expressed their wish to help with the funeral," he said. Earlier, the media reported that the teacher was found dead at home after neighbours noticed a foul smell and reported the matter to Nusa Bestari police station. Investigations revealed that the woman, who lived alone, was believed to have died about a month before her body was discovered.
The Star
14 hours ago
- The Star
Cops rule out loan shark involvement in teacher's death
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The death of a female teacher, whose body was found at her home in Bandar Selesa Jaya, Skudai, Iskandar Puteri, on June 13, indicated no criminal elements involving illegal moneylending syndicates or loan sharks. Iskandar Puteri police chief ACP M. Kumarasan said that although 39-year-old Lo Kwan Fong had previously borrowed RM20,000 from a loan shark, she had fully settled the debt. He said preliminary police investigations also found that there were no incidents of paint splashing or threats against the victim. "The deceased had previously lodged a police report, which was investigated under Section 5(2) of the Moneylenders Act 1951. However, after clearing all her debts, there were no further police reports. "Neighbours also confirmed that no loan sharks had come to throw paint at her house," he told a press conference at the Iskandar Puteri district police headquarters on Wednesday (June 25). He said the police had checked with the National Registration Department and confirmed that she was an only child and her parents had already passed away. To date, her remains have yet to be claimed by her next of kin. "We will discuss this further with the hospital. After two weeks, the body will be released to Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) for them to appoint a private funeral service. "We were informed that she has an aunt in Singapore, but we still do not have further information about her. Several parents of her students have expressed their wish to help with the funeral," he said. Earlier, the media reported that the teacher was found dead at home after neighbours noticed a foul smell and reported the matter to Nusa Bestari police station. Investigations revealed that the woman, who lived alone, was believed to have died about a month before her body was discovered. An autopsy conducted by a forensic pathologist at HSA revealed the cause of death as 'unascertained due to advanced decomposition'. - Bernama
The Sun
14 hours ago
- The Sun
Police rule out loan shark involvement in teacher's death
ISKANDAR PUTERI: The death of a female teacher, Lo Kwan Fong, whose body was found at her home in Bandar Selesa Jaya, Skudai, Iskandar Puteri, on June 13, is believed to have no criminal elements involving illegal moneylending syndicates or loan sharks. Iskandar Puteri police chief ACP M. Kumarasan said although the 39-year-old victim had previously borrowed RM20,000 from a loan shark, she had fully settled the debt. He said preliminary police investigations also found that there were no incidents of paint splashing or threats against the victim. 'The deceased had previously lodged a police report, which was investigated under Section 5(2) of the Moneylenders Act 1951. However, after clearing all her debts, there were no further police reports. 'Neighbours also confirmed that no loan sharks had come to throw paint at her house,' he told a press conference at the Iskandar Puteri district police headquarters today. He said the police had checked with the National Registration Department (JPN) and confirmed that she was an only child and her parents had already passed away. To date, her remains have yet to be claimed by her next of kin. 'We will discuss this further with the hospital. After two weeks, the body will be released to Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) for them to appoint a private funeral service. 'We were informed that she has an aunt in Singapore, but we still do not have further information about her. Several parents of her students have expressed their wish to help with the funeral,' he said. Earlier, the media reported that the teacher was found dead at home after neighbours noticed a foul smell and reported the matter to Nusa Bestari police station. Investigations revealed that the woman, who lived alone, was believed to have died about a month before her body was discovered. An autopsy conducted by a forensic pathologist at HSA revealed the cause of death as 'unascertained due to advanced decomposition'.
Barnama
15 hours ago
- Barnama
Police Rule Out Loan Shark Involvement In Teacher's Death
ISKANDAR PUTERI, June 25 (Bernama) -- The death of a female teacher, Lo Kwan Fong, whose body was found at her home in Bandar Selesa Jaya, Skudai, Iskandar Puteri, on June 13, is believed to have no criminal elements involving illegal moneylending syndicates or loan sharks. Iskandar Puteri police chief ACP M. Kumarasan said although the 39-year-old victim had previously borrowed RM20,000 from a loan shark, she had fully settled the debt. He said preliminary police investigations also found that there were no incidents of paint splashing or threats against the victim. 'The deceased had previously lodged a police report, which was investigated under Section 5(2) of the Moneylenders Act 1951. However, after clearing all her debts, there were no further police reports. 'Neighbours also confirmed that no loan sharks had come to throw paint at her house,' he told a press conference at the Iskandar Puteri district police headquarters today. He said the police had checked with the National Registration Department (JPN) and confirmed that she was an only child and her parents had already passed away. To date, her remains have yet to be claimed by her next of kin. 'We will discuss this further with the hospital. After two weeks, the body will be released to Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) for them to appoint a private funeral service. 'We were informed that she has an aunt in Singapore, but we still do not have further information about her. Several parents of her students have expressed their wish to help with the funeral,' he said.
Sinar Daily
15 hours ago
- Sinar Daily
Death of teacher Kwan Fong is unrelated to loan sharks
Initial investigations revealed no incidents of paint splashing or threats directed at the victim. Kumarasan ISKANDAR PUTERI – The death of a female teacher, whose decomposing body was discovered at her home in Bandar Selesa Jaya on June 13, is believed to have no criminal elements or links to illegal money-lending syndicates. Iskandar Puteri district police chief Assistant Commissioner M Kumarasan, stated that the deceased, Lo Kwan Fong, 39, had previously borrowed RM20,000 from loan sharks but had settled the debt. According to him, initial investigations revealed no incidents of paint splashing or threats directed at the victim. "The deceased had filed a police report, which was investigated under Section 5(2) of the Moneylenders Act 1951. "However, after settling her debt, no further police reports were made. "Her neighbours reported that no loan sharks came to splash paint on her house. The deceased also did not lodge any police reports after her debts were cleared," he said. He made these remarks during a press conference at the Iskandar Puteri District Police Headquarters on Wednesday. According to Kumarasan, the body of Kwan Fong has yet to be claimed by her family. He clarified that police checks with the National Registration Department (JPN) confirmed that the deceased was an only child and that both her parents had passed away. "The police will consult the hospital again. After two weeks, the body will be handed over to Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) to appoint a private funeral company. "We were informed that the deceased has an aunt in Singapore, but so far, no information regarding this has been obtained. "According to neighbours, the deceased was a good teacher but not socially active in the community. "When found by the police, the victim's body was seated in the bathroom of her locked house,' he said. He also said that some parents of the deceased's students expressed willingness to assist with the funeral arrangements. On June 16, media reported that a female teacher was found dead in her home after neighbors noticed a foul smell from the house and filed a report at the Nusa Bestari Police Station at 8pm. Investigations revealed that the woman, who lived alone, was believed to have been dead for about a month. The woman was an only child and her parents had passed away several years ago. An autopsy conducted by a forensic specialist from HSA concluded that the cause of death could not be determined due to advanced decomposition.
