GEORGE TOWN, Jan 22 — Five men, aged between 27 and 51 years, have been remanded to assist in investigations into the murder of a 16-year-old orphan.
According to the Penang CID chief Datuk Mazlan Kesah, the five will be remanded for a week until January 28.
Yesterday evening, the teenager’s body was found at a car wash at Carnavon Street.
The victim is believed to be an orphan known as Muneeswaran.
It is learnt that he was accused of stealing from his employer, which later led to an argument.
His bruised body was found at the car wash at about 7.30pm.
A post-mortem at the Penang Hospital today revealed that the boy had died of head injuries due to blunt force trauma.
The autopsy, conducted by Datuk Dr Zahari Noor, also showed scratches all over the youth’s body, hands and back, although he died from repeated blunt force to the back of his head.
The police also found a plastic chair and a 0.9m electric cable at the scene and said they believe these may have been used to beat up the victim.
