The family of a 35-year-old Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) officer is struggling to come to terms with her death after she was allegedly killed by her husband at the KLIA Civil Servants’ Quarters on Thursday night.
Her eldest brother, Amran Ibrahim, 59, said the family had accepted her death as Muslims but never imagined she would die in such circumstances.
He said he initially refused to believe the news when his younger brother called him at about 7.30pm to say that Norhazwani Ibrahim’s husband had allegedly killed her and surrendered himself to the police.
“I did not believe it at first, so I immediately called the police station, which confirmed that my younger sister had been stabbed to death,” he told reporters at the scene.
Amran described Norhazwani, the youngest of nine siblings, as a cheerful person who rarely shared her problems with the family.
However, he said they knew she had been experiencing marital difficulties and was in the process of divorcing her husband.
“We knew she had problems with her husband, but she never told me the details. She shared more with another younger brother of mine,” he said.
He added that Norhazwani’s husband had been released from prison just days earlier after serving time for a drug-related offence.
The couple had been married for seven years and had two children, aged five and six.
According to Amran, another brother who lives in Kelantan had stayed overnight at Norhazwani’s home a day before the incident. At the time, the couple appeared to be on normal terms, and his brother had advised them to maintain their relationship and avoid arguments.
The children are now being cared for by another sister in Kelantan.
Although the family was devastated and angry over what had happened, Amran said they would leave the investigation and any subsequent action to the police.
Norhazwani’s body was taken to Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital in Seremban for further procedures. Her family was informed that a post-mortem examination would be conducted on Saturday morning before her remains were taken to her hometown in Kelantan for burial.
Negeri Sembilan police chief Datuk Alzafny Ahmad previously confirmed the incident, saying police received information about it at around 8.30pm.
The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, with further details to be released after investigations at the scene are completed.
A colleague, who declined to be named, said she was shocked to discover the incident after seeing a large police presence outside Norhazwani’s home.
“I was going to a shop and found it strange that there were so many police officers at her house. I thought it was an ordinary death, but it turned out she had been killed,” she said.
She added that colleagues were unaware of any marital problems, as Norhazwani had appeared normal at work.
