Life lost over RM4,000

Below is a newspaper article of a cold-blooded murder that is guaranteed to send shivers down your spine.The reason it scares metoo is cuz i've been within close proximity of the shop n might have even seen the victim a few times..He died just bcuz of 4,000 dollars n a cellphone.the incident happened at around 745 and at 10 something, the body was still lying there.He took his last breath sprawled on the corridor outside the shop. (According to some accounts, he was attacked all along the staircase to the lower ground and was attempting to flee for his life when he was hacked repeatedly by the robbers) Needless to say, the scene wasn't very pretty and blood was splattered everywhere.

May the poor man rest in peace.Amen(Or as they say, God loved him more n so claimed him to God's side)

The Star Online > Nation

Tuesday April 4, 2006

By LOURDES CHARLES and MARC LOURDES

newsdesk@thestar.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR: Was Strudels Café manager Azman Khairuddin’s life worth a mere RM4,000?

That was the estimated amount the murderer made off with after slashing Azman on his head, neck and hand in Sunday’s robbery at Bangsar.

Police still do not have any lead on the murder, prompting city CID chief Senior Asst Comm (II) Datuk Karn Kam Peng to plead for information to be channelled to any police station.


“We need information and we need it fast. No one has come forward to give us any information yet,” he said.

“What we know so far is that Azman was surprised by the killer or killers when he opened the shutters of the shop for business.”

SAC Karn believed Azman had put up a struggle.

He was found in a pool of blood outside his workplace at Lucky Garden, about 45 minutes after he left his home in Pandan Indah at 7am.


Lokman: Says he is now afraid for his safety and that of his workers
The 34-year old father of three was supposed to work the evening shift but switched duty with a colleague, as he wanted to fetch his daughter from a camping trip.

Police found a trail of blood from the upper floor of the shop, leading to the kitchen downstairs and out to the corridor.

A safe that was kept upstairs was ajar and the money believed to be the weekend collection was missing. Only some coins were left. Azman’s cell phone was also taken but his wallet was left behind.

Azman’s murder was the second time Strudels Café in Lucky Garden was a target of crime.

According to a manager of a nearby fast-food restaurant, there was an unsuccessful break-in at the café about a month ago.

Lokman Nor Hakim Ismail, 23, said he now feared for his safety and that of his workers.

“There are so many snatch thefts and muggings going on in this area. I once saw an old lady whose bag was snatched in broad daylight!” he said.

Lokman said he was on his way to work at 8am when he saw a large crowd outside Strudels Café.


Akhbar Ali: ‘There are a lot of snatch thefts, muggings, pickpockets here’
“I saw a man lying face down on the road beside the café with his hands crossed on his chest,” he said, adding that he only realised that it was Azman when he heard the waiters working at Strudels saying that their boss had been killed.”

Akhbar Ali Syed Ibrahim, 50, whose restaurant is three doors away from Strudels, said he didn’t know about Azman’s death until his customers and workers started running towards the café.

“I couldn’t go out as I was taking care of the cash register. Then I heard that Azman had been killed,” Akhbar Ali said, adding that Azman would often come to his restaurant in the evenings for nasi lemak.

“There are a lot of snatch thefts, muggings, pickpockets here. Sometimes I’m afraid to walk outside alone,” said Akhbar Ali, who has been operating his restaurant for 34 years.

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