Butchered like animals
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Butchered like animals
By : Tan Choe Choe
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(From left) Nor Affendy Abdul Rahman, Mona Fandey and Juraimi Husin were found
guilty of murdering Datuk Mazlan Idris.
MURDERS are gruesome regardless of the manner they are committed.
In the last 35 years, there have been four horrific murders, including the
body-in-refrigerator case in Mont Kiara, Petaling Jaya last week, where the
victims were cut into pieces.
Colombo Plan expert, Kingsley John Lewis, killed his Kenyan wife, Maria Theresa
(inset), and was sentenced to three years’ jail.
BODY-IN-TRUNK CASE — 1975
The white bungalow at No 19, Lorong Limau Manis 2 in Bangsar Park, Kuala Lumpur,
looks a little deserted with overgrown bushes in its front garden.
This was where Colombo Plan expert Kingsley John Lewis, then 32, killed his
Kenyan wife, Maria Theresa, 24.
Theresa, who was said to be a philandering and abusive wife, was slashed, cut up
and then stuffed into a trunk on April 3, 1975.
Lewis said he killed her to stop her from harming their 14-month-old son.
Lewis was found guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and
sentenced to three years’ jail.
A neighbour who has lived in the area for the last 28 years said a few families
had moved into the house after Lewis left, but none stayed for long.
POLITICIAN IN 18 PIECES — 1993
Going to a bomoh couple to seek help to boost his political fortunes turned out
to be fatal for Batu Talam assemblyman Datuk Mazlan Idris on July 8, 1993.
He had reportedly gone missing after withdrawing RM300,000 from a bank earlier
that month.
In a black magic ceremony at the couple’s house, Mazlan was decapitated while he
had his eyes closed, waiting for money to "fall from the sky".
His body — all 18 parts — was found buried six feet deep in the storeroom of a
nearby house.
Nor Affendy Abdul Rahman and his wife, Maznah Ismail, better known as Mona
Fandey, were found guilty of Mazlan’s murder, as was their helper, Juraimi
Husin.
During the trial, Mona remained chillingly cheerful and remarked, "looks like I
have many fans" when she saw the crowd of curious members of the public outside
the court.
The three were tried in the Temerloh High Court and a seven-member jury
unanimously found them guilty on Feb 9, 1995.
They pleaded for clemency, but were turned down by the Pardons Board in April
2001.
On Nov 1, 2001, the three were hanged.
The case inspired a movie, Dukun, which has yet to be released due to its
controversial nature.
BODY PARTS IN DRAIN — 1993
Pastor-turned-music teacher Gan Wei Seng was jailed 12 years for killing
entertainer Lily Chua during a lovers’ tiff on July 6.
He stabbed Chua in the chest and chopped her into 11 pieces.
He wrapped the body pieces in newspapers and plastic bags and dumped them into a
drain in Jalan Langgak Tunku.
The killing came to light after a grass cutter stumbled on some of Chua’s
remains on July 8.
The remaining pieces were found in a ravine about a kilometre away three days
later.
7X7 MEANS HAUNTED
Places where gruesome murders have taken place are usually haunted because the
victims are not at rest, says former KL-City Ghost Tour manager Francis Nantha.
This may be just superstitious mumbo jumbo to the non-believer but most
Malaysians take such hauntings seriously.
For instance the bungalow at No 10, Jalan Turi in Taman Bukit Pantai, where two
boys aged 10 and 7 and their Filipino maid were killed by their family guard, is
still vacant.
Their bodies were thrown into a septic tank at the back of the house in the
April 23,1992 murder.
Vandalised and sometimes used as a drug addicts’ hideout, the place is now
dilapidated.
Stories also abound about sightings of the victims’ spirits standing
beseechingly at the gate of the house.
"Sometimes, the haunting may not be by the victims, but by other lost spirits,"
said Nantha, who used to conduct tours to haunted places, including cemeteries
and prisons.
Any place left vacant for 49 days may be taken over by spirits, he said.
"The number 7 is a very mystical number and it is the largest single digit prime
number.
"To the Chinese, the square of 7 is very powerful and is the gateway to the
netherworld."
Anything that is left unused or unattended for 49 days will appear in the spirit
world.
"The best way to cleanse a house of haunting spirits is to lift up the roof and
let the sun shine through it for 49 days."
Just to make sure, you can do it for 98 days.
"The place will cease to be a shelter for them without a roof and then it will
be safe for people to move back in," said Nantha.
nstol
像真電動BB槍
It looks deserted and run-down.
So, the urban legend is true...
That house is truely haunted.
My old woman often relates how one night in the early '90s when
she heard some woman presumably the maid, ran out to the main road and yelled
"...Tolong! Tolong!"
But no one bothered...