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S. Athiswaran

Age 31

13 Oct 2013
Bagan Ajam, Penang (Malaysia)
Stabbed

TDoR list ref: tgeu/13-Oct-2013/S. Athiswaran

S. Athiswaran

The victim was found tied to a chair with multiple stab wounds in her abdomen.

BUTTERWORTH: A [trans woman] was murdered in [her] rented low-cost flat at Taman Pantai Bersih in Bagan Ajam here.

The body of S. Athiswaran, 31, was covered with blood and [her] hands and legs were tied with a string. [Her] face was also covered with plastic.

Penang CID deputy chief Asst Comm Mohd Nasir Salleh said police rushed to the scene after receiving a call from the public at about 9am yesterday and found the flat door unlocked. The victim’s body was found on the floor in a bedroom and there were multiple stab wounds on the victim’s abdomen.

TvT project: The Star Online 14.10.2013

https://web.archive.org/web/20131017033332/http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/10/14/Transvestite-found-stabbed-to-death-in-flat.aspx

TvT project: The Star Online 14.10.2013

Report added: 31 Oct 2018. Last updated: 13 Jan 2021

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