Single mum slashed to death

SUNGAI PETANI: A former hair salon worker was slashed to death by a man who had earlier chased her in a car for more than 2km.

Chua Ai Hua, 38, a single mother, was found bleeding profusely with slash wounds on the right thigh and right shoulder by residents who had earlier heard a commotion at 6am on Sunday at a house in Taman Kenari Jaya near here.

She was rushed to the Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries at 5.30pm.

She is believed to have been attacked by a friend over a drug deal which turned sour.
Police are investigating the case as murder and are looking for a man in his 30s.

Chua was said to have been asleep with her 16-year-old daughter at their home in Taman Mesra here when the assailant came knocking on the door at 4.30am on Sunday.

When she did not answer, the intruder pried open the front door with a parang, went in and assaulted both mother and daughter.

Chua then ran out and drove her car to a friend?s house at the Paya Nahu Flats in Taman Ria Jaya, about 2km away.

The assailant pursued Chua in his car and followed her to the friend's flat. Upon reaching the place, he again assaulted her.

The assailant then grabbed Chua and took her to his house in Taman Kenari Jaya, which is about 200m away, where he again slashed Chua with the parang before escaping. - The Star