Remains of U.S. woman unearthed

Remains of U.S. woman unearthed

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): An American woman whose remains were
unearthed on Friday in Malaysia is believed to have been the
victim of a ritual murder carried out to obtain lottery numbers,
police say.

Police quoted by Sunday newspapers said the remains were
believed to be those of Carolyn Jamica Noraini Abdullah, 35.
The mother of three, who was married to a local doctor, went
missing in November 1999.

Reports said her husband had identified some clothing found in
the shallow grave in an oil palm plantation at Sungai Siput in
the northwestern state of Perak.

Zuber Shariff, the state detective chief, said a 30-year-old
suspect, who was arrested last Thursday following a tip-off, led
police to the grave.

He said one other suspect was serving a six-year jail sentence
for a firearms offense and police would interview him soon. The
other suspect died in a road accident early this year.