Murder in Sibu

SIBU: Sarawak and some parts of Malaysia were kecoh about a horrifying murder in Kampua Town this week. From my staff at my workplace to the dudes at the gym, everyone was talking about the murder of a family that involved kids bludgeoned to death. Here's a summary.

Police carrying the bodies of the family out of the crime scene. Picture from Borneo Post.

A family near RTM road was found murdered by a blunt object around 7am. The 4 victims were:

1. Timber businessman Ling Tong Hock, 36

2. His son David, 10

3. His daughter Amy, 7

4. His mother Leong Nyuk Lan, 76

Ling divorced his first wife and kept his kids. He married to his second Li Xiao Lan, 28, who is from mainland China. There was a commotion downstairs and Ling decided to check it out, only to cause more commotion that spooked his second wife. She somehow survived and escaped through the window of their bedroom and fled towards the nearby coffee shop to seek help. Everyone arrived to find the 4 brutally murdered. 

Police tried the CCTV installed at the house to catch a glimpse of the killer but failed. Li was remanded to help with police investigation.

Li Xiao Lan remanded for 7 days.

At first this could've been a business rivalry gone too far, but the people of this sleepy town would not commit such heinous act to the point of killing children. We'll wait how this story goes. At the mean time you can read more by clicking  here.

UPDATE: We have an update on the case here.