KUALA LUMPUR – Seventeen-year-old Nurul Aishah Farhana Azni, who went missing in Batang Kali in Selangor on Tuesday, was found in Triang in Pahang today, police said.
A 20-year-old male suspect has also been arrested and placed in remand until Saturday, Hulu Selangor police said. In a statement, Hulu Selangor deputy police chief Mohd Asri Mohd Yunus said authorities tracked down the girl at 12.30am, following which the suspect was arrested.
It is believed that the suspect, who is unemployed, had abducted the teenager, police said, adding that the girl is believed to have problems with her family.
A urine test administered on the suspect with no previous criminal records found him to be negative for drugs.
The suspect has been remanded for three days beginning today, with investigations conducted under Section 363 of the Penal Code for kidnapping and Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 for physical sexual assault against a child.
Yesterday, Asri said the girl was last seen at the Sakon Thai restaurant in Jalan Mahagoni, Bandar Utama Batang Kali before she was reported missing by her family.
The girl previously went missing in January, but returned home within 24 hours. – July 25, 2024