2 Myanmar nationals found dead in JB’s Mount Austin after apparent murder-suicide
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The street in Johor Bahru's Mount Austin where the bodies were found is filled with eateries and entertainment outlets.
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A foreign woman was found dead in Johor Bahru’s Mount Austin, a bustling shopping and dining district, on Oct 20, said local police.
The 33-year-old had stab and slash wounds on her body along Jalan Austin Heights 8/3, said Johor Bahru’s Southern District police chief Raub Selamat on Oct 21.
The street is filled with eateries and entertainment outlets like family karaoke joints.
The suspect, also a foreign national, was found dead at the scene with a 24cm-long knife. He is believed to be a former boyfriend of the victim, and was said by the police to have killed himself.
The two were Myanmar nationals, and the woman was killed in a workers’ hostel, reported Malaysian daily The Star.
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Two witnesses, a 23-year-old foreign woman and a 27-year-old Malaysian man, were injured when they attempted to stop the suspect from attacking the victim. Both were taken to hospital.
The motive of the attack, which happened at around 7.40pm, remains under investigation.
Photos of the suspect in a pool of blood at the bottom of a stairway were circulated online. A crowd also gathered in the street.
The incident comes less than a week after a school stabbing incident in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya in which a 16-year-old female student was killed. The suspect, a 14-year-old boy from the same school, will be detained until Oct 28, the police said.
