TODDLER BEHEADED IN MALAYSIA SEEMS TO BE A REVENGE

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 The CCTV grab above, which shows a toddler being led by a man out of Kota Raya Komplex, could possibly be the last moment Siti Soffea Emelda was seen alive.

The image was taken by police from the shopping centre located in Puduraya on the day Soffea was abducted by the man and hours later found dead with her head severed on the bank of Klang River.

The time recorded of the man leaving with Soffea was 7.36pm, about three hours after she went missing from her mother’s care.

Sources told Malay Mail that police had established the suspect’s identity and he is believed to be a former convict, aged 27.

The barbaric motive of the killing is believed to be an act of revenge.

Sources said initial investigation based on interrogation of the two-year-old’s mother revealed that her husband could have been in prison with the suspect.

“The suspect had a record for several offences, including drug-related offences,” said a source. “He was released from Kajang prison just a few months ago.”

The toddler was raised solely by her mother, Siti Salmy Suib.

Siti Salmy, 32, who police say is homeless and unemployed, had gone to the shopping complex on Thursday to hang out with her friends.

“At about 8pm, she went to a toilet and left Siti Soffea with four of her friends. When she returned five minutes later, Siti Soffea was no longer with them,” the source said.

City CID chief SAC Gan Kong Meng said Siti Salmy and her friends looked for the child in the shopping complex, but she was nowhere to be found.

Gan said no report was lodged but at 9pm, the police received a call from a civilian claiming to have seen a man trying to drown a child in the Klang River near the KTM station in Jalan Tun Sambanthan.

“We interviewed two witnesses who said the suspect was seen carrying the toddler towards the river,” said Gan.

“They saw him push the toddler down and use something to hit her head and neck repeatedly.”

Several civilians rushed to save the toddler but the suspect continued hitting her.

Once the civilians closed in on him, the suspect jumped into the river.

“They saw him struggling to swim before he was swept away by the current.”

Police believe the suspect could have drowned.

Gan said the suspect was not found despite a search which continued throughout the day.

Siti Soffea’s headless body was found on the river bank. She was buried at the Taman Batu Muda cemetery.