A forensics officer told the High Court in Shah Alam today he found three sets of fingerprints from a BMW which belonged to Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, the lawyer who was murdered along with cosmetics millionaire Sosilawati Lawiya.  

Crime scene investigator DSP Sheikh Zainal Abidin Sheikh Omar, 55, said the fingerprints were obtained from a Touch ’n Go card and a bottle of perfume in the car which was parked at SS12/1B, Subang Jaya, last year.  

During examination-in-chief by deputy public prosecutor Saiful Edris Zainuddin, Sheikh Zainal, the 34th prosecution witness said all exhibits for tracing DNA taken from the car with registration plate AAJ 5 were sealed, tagged and handed over to the investigating officer ASP Mohd Ishak Yaakob.

NONE Sheikh Zainal Abidin was testifying in the trial of N Pathmanabhan, 42, a former lawyer and three farm workers, T Thilaiyagan, 20, R Matan, 21, and R Khatavarayan, 31, who are charged with murdering Sosilawati, 47 ( right ), lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, bank officer Noorhisham Mohamad, 38, and Sosilawati’s driver, Kamaruddin Shamsuddin, 44, at Lot 2001, Jalan Tanjong Layang, Tanjung Sepat, Banting, between 8.30 pm and 9.45 pm on Aug 30, 2010.

They face the death sentence under Section 302 of the Penal Code upon conviction.

Earlier in the proceedings, Ahmad Kamil’s wife Sabrina Adnan testified that her late husband had left their house in a black BMW bearing number plate AAJ 5.

 

Sheikh Zainal Abidin told the court his team was later ordered to assist in ongoing investigations at a river in Kampung Kelanang, Banting, on Sept 14, 2010.

NONE “Three marine divers were in the river looking for zinc sheets. Chief inspector N Govindan from Bukit Aman was there with the two suspects,” he said.

“I saw the divers retrieve six zinc sheets,” said Sheikh Zainal Abidin.

The witness said he arranged, labelled and wrapped the sheets in glassine paper before sending them to the investigating officer at the Kuala Langat police headquarters in Banting.

The hearing, before Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir, continues tomorrow.

- Bernama