Lorry driver awakened by gunshots

KLANG: Two gunmen on a motorcycle fired several shots in the direction of a lorry driver's house in Taman Sri Andalas Sunday.

The incident occurred at 6.15am, when lorry driver P. Muthusamy, 55, was asleep in the house in Jalan Tun Razak.

Klang (South) police chief ACP Mohamad Mat Yusop said Muthusamy was initially awakened by the sound of gunshots in front of the house.

He said the lorry driver told the police that when he opened the main door two gunmen on a black Yamaha RXZ motorcycle fired two more shots at the house before escaping.

A police team found two bullet holes on the front door where two glass frames were broken.

The police also found six spent bullets outside the perimeter fence of the house. - Bernama

Lead ;

Who - Two gunmen 

When - 30-9-2012 Sunday

What - Lorry driver awakened by gunshots

Where - Klang
How - 

Elements of news worthy - Human interest 

Four-year-old boy burnt to death

IPOH: A four-year-old boy was burned to death when fire destroyed his house in Slim River here Friday.

Firemen found the charred remains of Muhammad Shahrizal Abdullah in the living room of the house in Kampung Lintah Tiong, Slim Village after the blaze was put out.

The remains were sent to the Slim River Hospital.

Slim River Fire and Rescue Department station chief  Md Zin Mohd Saaidin said the fire broke out at 2.30pm.

He said the victim was alone in the living room at the time of the fire.

Muhammad Shahrizal's mother, Norlia Zakaria, 51, and his five siblings who were in the kitchen, managed to save themselves. - Bernama

Lead ;Who - A four years old boy
When - 28- 9 - 2012 Friday
What - Four years old boy burnt to death
Where - Ipoh
How - Fire broke out while victim alone in living room

Elements of news worthy - Timeliness

Leukaemia boy who charmed Kate Middleton has died

PETALING JAYA: The boy who touched the Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine Middleton's heart, has died of leukaemia.Zakwan Anuar, 15, met Catherine when she visited Hospis Malaysia during the royal couple's tour last month.Catherine said he was “very brave” and “very handsome”, and also signed his birthday card.Zakwan had postponed a scheduled blood transfusion to meet the royal couple.The Sun UK quoted a palace spokesman as saying “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are saddened to hear of Zakwan's death. Their thoughts are with his family.”It also said Catherine was told of Zakwan's death after his mother Norizan Sulong contacted The Sun.

Lead ;Who - Zakwan Anuar
When - Monday 1-10-2012
What - Leukaemia boy who charmed Kate Middleton has died
Where - Petaling Jaya
How - Died of leukaemia

Elements of news worthy - Timeliness

17-year-old suspect in shooting of cops surrenders

KUALA LUMPUR: A second suspect believed to be involved in the recent shootout with two policemen at Jalan Kuchai Lama surrendered to the police.

City CID chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Ku chin wah said the 17-year-old turned up at the Sentul police station at about 11am Monday.

It is learnt that the teenager from Kepong was accompanied by his girlfriend and had been remanded to facilitate police investigations.

Police sources revealed that they were looking for one more suspect involved in the incident.

He said all of the suspects were related and had previous criminal records for robbery and drugs.

The suspect was with among two people who shot two policemen on Wednesday at Jalan Kuchai Lama, injuring Kpl Nor Azlan Abu Bakar, 42, and Kpl R. Subramaniam, 52, who approached their car at a traffic light.

On Sunday, one of the suspects was killed following a shoot out with the police.

Lead ;

Who - 17years old suspect

When - Monday

What - 17 years old suspect in shooting of cops surrenders 

Where - Kuala Lumpur

How - involved in shoutout with police

Elements of news worthy - conflict

Two women sentenced to death for drugs in Malaysia

Malaysian courts has sentenced two women, a Filipino and Indonesian, to death in separate cases of drug trafficking, reports said on Saturday.

Ani Anggraeni, an Indonesian working in the northern state of Penang as a domestic helper, was convicted on Friday of trafficking nearly four kilos of methamphetamine on June 21 last year, The Star newspaper reported.

She had testified she went to see her daughter in Vietnam and met a friend “Dwi” who asked her to carry two bags on her flight to Penang, to be passed to another friend. “Her story makes no sense and I don’t think her friend ‘Dwi’ even exists,” the English daily quoted the judge, Mohd Amin Firdaus Abdullah, as saying.


Lead ;
Who - Two women, a filipino and indonesian
When - Saturday
What - Two women sentenced to death for drugs in Malaysia
Where - Malaysia
How - Drug trafficking

Elements of news worthy - consequences