Remand order for 3 suspects in 7-year-old kidnap case extended
The remand order against three individuals who were detained on suspicion of abetting in an incident where a seven-year-old boy was kidnapped has been extended for another three days. Magistrate R. Salini extended the order, which was first issued on Dec 21 and expired on Sunday (Dec 24), to Dec 27 to enable the police to carry out further investigations into the case under Section 363/511 of the Penal Code.
The teenagers, aged 15, 17 and 18, were arrested in Pontian on Dec 20. Johor Bahru Selatan police chief ACP Raub Selamat said that a Chinese national with permanent resident status in Singapore suffered serious injuries while trying to save his son from being kidnapped by a group of men on Dec 12. The boy was not injured.
The main suspect, a 41-year-old who is believed to be the partner of the injured Chinese national, was detained in front of the Taman Pelangi police station at 8 pm on the same day. – Bernama
