Pawnshop worker detained to help in Norshamira Zainal murder probe

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Police has arrested a 42-year-old pawnshop worker from Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, to assist in the investigation into the murder of a food vendor in Kuantan, Pahang, last week.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/34jjsbm4  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A pawnshop worker in Kuala Trengganu has been detained to assist in the investigation of

00:07a woman food vendor's murder in Kuantan last week.

00:10Kuantan OCPD Assistant Commissioner Wan Mohamad Zahari Wan Busu said police arrested the 42-year-old

00:17man at the pawnshop at 10.30 am on Saturday.

00:22Preliminary investigations revealed that a man had pawned a gold bracelet believed to

00:27belong to the victim, valued at 30,000 ringgit.

00:32Police confirmed that only this item was pawned.

00:35The pawnshop worker has been remanded for a week, starting Sunday to assist in the investigation

00:40under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

00:44ACP Wan Mohamad Zahari also confirmed that the murder was robbery-motivated.

00:49The main suspect, a 53-year-old man, was arrested at a residential area in Wakaf Tembesu, Guangbadak,

00:56Kuala Trengganu, at 5.30 am on Saturday.

01:01Police seized a ring, cash, clothing and documents.

01:04He has been remanded for a week to assist in the probe.

01:07The victim, Noor Shamira, was found dead by the river near the Tanjung Lumpur Bridge on

01:12Thursday.

01:13A post-mortem determined she died from head trauma caused by a hard or blunt object.

01:20Police have urged the public to refrain from speculation about the case.

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