Girl slashed to death by father laid to rest

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BANGI: The girl who was slashed to death by her father in an incident at Section 4, Bandar Baru Bangi, here yesterday, was laid to rest at Sungai Tangkas Muslim cemetery here Friday.

Earlier, the body of the seven-year-old girl was cleaned and bathed at the Serdang Hospital, before being brought to Surau Al-Kauthar for prayer.

The girl’s mother and relatives, when met at the cemetery, refused any comment.

In the incident yesterday, the 44-year-old man, who has been unemployed over the past two years, was believed to have slashed his youngest daughter, and caused severe injuries to her two sisters at their family home before fleeing the scene.

He was found in a depressed condition and wet at a nearby riverbank behind a housing estate more than an hour later.

Police had obtained a week-long remand to detain the man to facilitate investigations.– BERNAMA