Pahang Sultan urges immediate arrest of suspect in food trader's murder

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The Sultan of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has called for the immediate arrest of the suspect involved in the case of a female food trader found dead by the riverbank near the Tanjung Lumpur bridge in Kuantan, Pahang on Thursday (Feb 13).   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3pz6axn2  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Riayatuddin Al-Mustafa Bilal Shah, has called for the

00:08immediate arrest of the suspect linked to the death of a female food trader whose body

00:13was discovered near the Tanjung Lumpur Bridge on Thursday.

00:16According to a post on the Kesultanan Pahang Facebook page on Friday, Al-Sultan Abdullah

00:21condemned the crime as cruel and inhumane and urged authorities to swiftly apprehend

00:27the suspect and ensure justice is served if found guilty of murder.

00:32Earlier, Al-Sultan Abdullah visited the victim's family at the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital

00:38Forensic Department, accompanied by Tengku Ampuan of Pahang, Tunku Aziza Aminah Maimuna

00:44Iskandaria and Crown Prince Tengku Mahkota Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah.

00:50Deeply moved by the family's grief, His Royal Highness offered words of comfort to the victim's

00:55father Zainal Rahim and her husband Muhammad Afiq Akhmal Nudin and offered them support

01:02during this difficult time.

01:04Speaking to reporters, Zainal expressed his devastation over the loss of his second child,

01:1037-year-old Nour Shamira.

01:12He last saw her on January 28 during a visit to relatives in Malacca, recalling how she

01:18frequently called to check on him and his wife.

01:22He hopes authorities will swiftly bring the perpetrator to justice.

01:26Meanwhile, Muhammad Afiq Akhmal recounted searching for his wife at 5 a.m. after realizing

01:32she had not returned home.

01:34Nour Shamira had told him she would be home by 10.30 p.m., but when she did not return

01:39by morning, he and his friends began looking for her.

01:43Following a hunch, they searched Tanjung Lumpur, where they found the couple's car

01:47but no sign of Nour Shamira until a friend later discovered her body nearby.

01:52Nour Shamira, a mother of a five-year-old boy, had been selling sambal ikan bilis for

01:57the past year, making deliveries four times a week.

02:01Her remains were laid to rest at the Perantau Damai Karatong VIII Muslim Cemetery in Rompin

02:07following a post-mortem examination.

02:10On Thursday, Bernama reported that the victim's body showed signs of foul play, prompting

02:15a full investigation into the case.

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