State police chief Datuk Mohktar Shariff said the remand orders, which expired yesterday, were extended as police were still waiting for the DNA and chemist's reports from the relevant authorities.

The remains of Lai Ying Xin, which had been placed at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital mortuary, would be released to her family once the tests had been concluded.

Ying Xin was abducted at a hypermarket in Kulai, where she worked part-time, on Sept 11 between 9pm and 10pm.

Her parents lodged a police report the next day after they received a ransom call.
Ying Xin, a straight-A student of Sekolah Menengah Sultan Ibrahim Kulai, was believed to have been strangled to death and her body burnt.

Her charred remains were found at a site in Kulai on Sept 16 after four suspects led police to the place.

New Straits Times/Asia News Network