Penang police chief Azizee Ismail said the periodic patrols will ensure there is a police presence in schools, especially those with hostels, to create a safe environment and prevent any criminal activity, Bernama reported.
“As a preventive measure, we will station our school liaison officers more frequently in such schools.
“In addition, we will deploy patrol cars and motorcycles to enter the compounds of boarding schools at night to enhance our presence there,” he told reporters after the Penang police contingent’s monthly assembly in George Town today.
He was asked to comment on the countermeasures taken by police after several incidents of crime and bullying in schools nationwide.
In another development, Azizee said police have recorded the statements of three individuals assisting in the investigations into the murder of a man, whose body was stuffed in a suitcase near the Ampang Jajar Flats in Permatang Pauh on Oct 9.
He said the three individuals are the person who found the victim’s vehicle, the one who found the man’s body and one of the victim’s family members, adding that police do not rule out the possibility of recording the statements of a few more individuals to assist in their investigations.
“So far, we have recorded the statements of three individuals, and we hope to be able to identify and arrest the suspect soon,” he said, according to Bernama.
The media had previously reported that the 31-year-old victim was found with an injury to his neck, his hands tied, and his head covered with a plastic bag inside the suitcase.
Azizee was previously reported to have said that police received a report regarding the incident at 1.46pm, and investigations at the location found the victim in a suitcase in the area behind the flats.
He added that they were also investigating whether the victim was murdered elsewhere before his body was wrapped, placed into the bag, and dumped in that area.
Police also confirmed the victim as Lee Boon Han, 31, who was reported missing by his family on Oct 8.
It is understood that the body was discovered by drainage cleaning workers who were carrying out routine tasks in the vicinity of the flats before reporting it to the police.