DNA tests confirm remains of two Orang Asli pupils

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Kelantan police today confirmed that the skeletal remains and body found at Sungai Perias, Pos Tohoi in Gua Musang are the remains and body of the Orang Asli children who went missing since Aug 23.

Kelantan police chief Mazlan Lazim said based on deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) tests, the body found on Oct 7 was Linda Rosli while the skeletal remains found on Oct 8 was that of Haikal Yaakob, 8.

"We are continuing our search for one more child (Sasa Sobrie)," he told reporters while overseeing the search and rescue operation at Pos Tohoi yesterday.

Mazlan said initially the body found on Oct 7 was identified as Sasa, 8, by her father Sobrie Latip, 25 when he came to identify the body at Gua Musang Hospital.

Seven pupils of Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Tohoi were reported missing after fleeing from their hostel on Aug 23 for fear of being punished after (their older siblings were punished for) bathing in a nearby river without permission.

Two of the victims, namely Norieen Yaakob, 10, and Miksudiar Aluj, 11, were found alive on Oct 9, after missing for 48 days in the jungle.

On Oct 16, the Department of Chemistry verified the identity of the body of the child found on Oct 9, as Ika Ayel, 9, and another skeletal remains found on Oct 11, as Juvina David, 7.

Mazlan said police have received some new information on Sasa who was still missing, after interviewing Norieen and Miksudiar at Raja Perempuan Zainab II (HRPZII) Hospital in Kota Baharu.

"We are analysing the information and are confident we will be able to locate her, he said.

- Bernama



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