- On August 25, at about 12.38am, a black Perodua Myvi with five occupants, including the 17-year-old victim, was travelling along Jalan Kenanga when several vehicles, including a black Toyota Vellfire, allegedly followed and rammed the Myvi at a roundabout on Jalan Indahpura 4, Kulai.
- The victim, seated in the front passenger seat, was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene; the other occupants were not seriously injured.
- Police initially investigated the case as a road accident before reclassifying it as murder after arresting 13 suspects, aged 15 to 31, in Johor and Selangor between August 25 and 27.
- Police seized 12 phones, three vehicles, a baseball bat, and a baton; all 13 suspects tested negative for drugs, and nine have criminal records.
- Police do not rule out a link to conflicts between two secret societies in Johor Bahru; the motive remains under investigation, and suspects are remanded until Sept 3.
- Police have reclassified the case involving the death of a 17-year-old girl in a road crash in Kulai as a suspected murder, after investigations found that the car she was travelling in was allegedly followed and rammed by several vehicles.
- According to information gathered during police questioning, investigators now believe the victim may have been hit by another vehicle after she was thrown from the Myvi.
- Police are also investigating the possible motive and have not ruled out a conflict involving members of two secret societies in Johor Bahru.
A 17-year-old girl died after a black Toyota Vellfire rammed her car in Kulai on August 25, leading police to arrest 13 suspects aged 15 to 31. The incident, initially classified as a traffic accident, has been reclassified as murder amid suspicions of gang involvement.124
According to Johor police chief Datuk Rahaman Rahim, the victim was in a Perodua Myvi with four friends when they noticed the Vellfire tailing them. As they reached a roundabout, the Vellfire allegedly rammed their vehicle, causing the victim to be thrown from the car. “The Vellfire is believed to have rammed into their vehicle at the roundabout,” Rahaman stated.
The police investigation revealed that the victim may have been hit by another vehicle after being thrown from the Myvi. The suspects, including a 15-year-old girl, were arrested during raids in Johor Bahru and Selangor, where police seized 12 mobile phones, three vehicles, a baseball bat, and a baton.5610
Nine of the suspects have criminal records, but all tested negative for drugs. The case is now classified under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder and Section 148 for rioting while armed. Police are investigating potential links to conflicts between two gangs in Johor Bahru, with the motive still under scrutiny.
Authorities are working to establish the relationship between the suspects and whether more individuals were involved in this tragic incident.
“Police have reclassified the case under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder and Section 148 for rioting while armed, with the traffic accident aspect still investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. The 13 suspects, aged 15 to 31, include a 15-year-old female student, and nine have criminal records.”
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