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Customs officer died from pressure to neck, post-mortem finds

SEREMBAN: A post-mortem found that a female civil servant who was found murdered in Nilai on Thursday died from pressure applied to her neck.

Customs officer died from pressure to neck, post-mortem finds

A female civil servant named Norhazwani Ibrahim, 35, died after being subjected to pressure on her neck, as determined by a post-mortem conducted in Nilai, Negri Sembilan. Police chief Datuk Alzafny Ahmad announced the findings after a five-hour examination at the Forensic Medicine Department of Hospital Tuanku Ja afar (HTJ) on Thursday.

The investigation also revealed three stab wounds inflicted by a sharp object - two in her abdomen and one on her right cheek. Norhazwani's remains were subsequently taken to the KLIA Quarters Mosque in Nilai for funeral prayers before being returned to Kelantan for burial. Her husband has been arrested and charged with murder, having a prior history of imprisonment for drug-related offenses.

The victim, a Customs officer, was found dead at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport quarters on Thursday.

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