Police are still awaiting toxicology and post-mortem reports to determine the cause of death of 15-year-old Yap Xin Yuan, says Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan.
The reports are essential to establish whether Yap’s death resulted from a misunderstanding that escalated into an altercation or if it was linked to drug use.
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The reports are essential to establish whether Yap’s death resulted from a misunderstanding that escalated into an altercation or if it was linked to drug use.
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00:00Police are still awaiting toxicology and post-mortem reports to determine the cause of death of 15-year-old Yap Shin Yuen.
00:08Selangor Police Chief Commissioner Datuk Hussein Omar Khan says the reports are essential to establish whether Yap's death resulted from a misunderstanding that escalated into an altercation or if it was linked to drug use.
00:22Regarding the motive, Commissioner Hussein said police firmly believe Yap's death involved her 16-year-old boyfriend.
00:30Some Chinese media reported that the boyfriend confessed to murdering her. Is that true?
00:48But did he confess?
01:00Some we can reveal, some we cannot reveal until we complete the investigation.
01:08The investigation is confidential.
01:11The one we can reveal, we will reveal.
01:13We have to take care of the sensitivity of the investigation and also the sensitivity of the family.
01:21And we are still under investigation, the person is still under custody.
01:25He told a press conference at the Selangor Police Headquarters on Friday.
01:29The investigation also includes whether the boyfriend acted alone in disposing of Yap's body or had accomplices.
01:37Three suspects, aged 16, 20 and 51, including Yap's boyfriend, have been arrested and remanded until Sunday.
01:45The case has been classified as murder.
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