Banting murders: Two more suspects expected to be charged today

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KUALA LUMPUR: Two more suspects are expected to be charged at the Telok Datok magistrates’ court today in connection with the murders of Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and three others.

Sources close to the prosecution said that the two male suspects were currently detained at the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters and would likely be slapped with the same charge brought against four other suspects yesterday.

The remand order issued against them on Sept 9 by the Magistrate’s court here is expiring tomorrow.

Yesterday, lawyer Patmanabhan, 41, as well as farm workers T Thilaiyalagan,  19, R Matan, 20, and R  Khatavarayan, 30, were charged with murdering Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamaruddin Shansudin, 44, CIMB Bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, at Lot 2001, Jalan Tanjung Layang, Tanjung Sepat, Banting, Selangor, between 8.30pm and 9.45pm on Aug 30.

Two men and a woman detained in connection with the case including the younger brother of N Patmanabhan had been released on police bail.

A total of nine people were detained by police since Sept 12 in connection with the case. — Bernama