Slain woman's husband seeks identity of shooters

A lorry driver, whose wife was allegedly fatally shot by policemen in Klang on Jan 18, has filed an application with the Shah Alam High Court to compel the police to reveal the identity of the assailants.

Foo Voon Kong, 27 (below), said he was upset with the lack of response from the investigating officer with regard to the identity of the person who shot his wife.

"I have been contacting the police for the past eight months but they keep repeating the same thing, telling me that investigations are on-going," Foo said.

In his writ of summons, Foo (centre in photo) listed the South Klang police chief, inspector-general of police and Malaysian government as defendants.

He is seeking to obtain information about the investigation including ballistic and chemical reports, within seven days under Section 107A of the Criminal Procedure Code 1976.

It was reported that Foo had accused the police of firing 25 bullets at a car his wife Pua Bee Chun, 22, was in with a male friend, killing her instantly after a bullet struck her on the chest.

Selangor police had earlier said the case has been classified as attempted murder under Section 307 of the Penal Code.

Outside the court, Klang MP Charles Santiago, who accompanied Foo, urged the police not to cover up for its officers, and added that the police had refused to tell him anything about the investigation.

The DAP leader said he would assist Foo to compel the police to expedite the investigation.

'Don't divert attention'

During a press conference outside the courtroom, Charles showed reporters a letter by Selangor police chief Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah, dated April 1 this year, in which it was stated that the police were obligated to update the deceased’s family on the progress of investigation.

“I had sent four letters to the police between March and July, and some of the replies (received) mentioned other things,” he said.

For example, Charles (left) said  Selangor deputy CID chief Rusdi Mohd Isa had, on July 22, wrote a reply to him stating that the police had charged the deceased’s friend, who was the driver of the car they were in during the incident.

“We don’t care about the driver and I hope police do not divert attention (away from the issue),” he lamented.

Meanwhile, Foo’s counsel Ng Chung Yee said that the police should have completed the ballistic and chemist’s reports by the end of February, but the outcome was not made known at all.

Asked if Foo’s children, aged three and four, had known about their mother’s death, he said the kids kept asking where their mother was.

He said that he had since quit his job as a lorry driver to take care of the two children.

“Now that I have found a babysitter and I’ll find a new job soon,” he added.