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A Malaysian couple have been beaten to death by four close family members in a ritual apparently intended to help one of them stop smoking, police have said.They reportedly smashed the husband and wife’s heads on a table, and beat them with broomsticks and motorbike helmets at a house in Kuala Lumpur. The couple’s 14-year-old daughter was also injured and taken to hospital. One of the couple’s sons and three other relatives remain in custody. Four others have been released, police said. Ku Chin Wah, the head of the police crime investigation department in the capital, said the attack had taken place when Mohamed Ibrahim Kader Mydin, 47, and his wife, Rosina Mydin Pillay, 41, visited their family on Thursday. newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gifnewsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/start_quote_rb.gifA 23-year-old male relative suggested the couple undergo a ritual which involved all family members joining forces to beat up the couple to rid them of their ailmentshttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/end_quote_rb.gifKu Chin Wah
Kuala Lumpur policeThe gathering was part of celebrations to mark the end of fasting during the Muslim month of Ramadan. Mohamed Ibrahim was seeking help to stop his smoking habit, while his wife was suffering from asthma and a liver ailment, Mr Ku said. “Following this, a 23-year-old male relative suggested that the couple undergo a ritual which involved all family members joining forces to beat up the couple to rid them of their ailments,” he told Malaysia’s official Bernama news agency. An ambulance was called but not for hours after the beatings, and neither the husband or the wife regained consciousness, he added. Several other members of the family, including the couple’s children, aged 14, 19 and 21, also suffered injuries in the incident, Bernama reported. ](BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Malaysia pair killed in 'ritual')
Another news source:Suspect in ‘fatal treatment’ of couple was a staunch follower of cult
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One of the siblings, Mohd Ali Kader Mydin, 48, who came from Penang yesterday to take care of funeral arrangements, said the incident did not surprise him but added that it was tragic that it claimed the lives of his brother and sister-in- law.
The dead were identified as Mohd Ibrahim Kader Mydin, 47, and his wife Rosina S.M. Mydin Pillay, 41.
Ali revealed that all those in volved in the bizarre “treatment” which went horribly wrong, were siblings and their families.
](http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/NewsBreak/20081003215614/Article/index_html)[ The main suspect was the elder brother of Ibrahim. Arrested along with the suspect were two of the suspect’s sons, aged 21 and 23, and Ibrahim’s 17-year-old son.
“This is what is so tragic. I have lost one brother while the other could face murder charges. Added to that is the fact that their children have also been detained,” said Ali at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital mortuary yesterday.](http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/NewsBreak/20081003215614/Article/index_html)](http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/NewsBreak/20081003215614/Article/index_html)
A Malaysian couple have been beaten to death by four close family members in a ritual apparently intended to help one of them stop smoking, police have said.They reportedly smashed the husband and wife’s heads on a table, and beat them with broomsticks and motorbike helmets at a house in Kuala Lumpur. The couple’s 14-year-old daughter was also injured and taken to hospital. One of the couple’s sons and three other relatives remain in custody. Four others have been released, police said. Ku Chin Wah, the head of the police crime investigation department in the capital, said the attack had taken place when Mohamed Ibrahim Kader Mydin, 47, and his wife, Rosina Mydin Pillay, 41, visited their family on Thursday. newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gifnewsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/start_quote_rb.gifA 23-year-old male relative suggested the couple undergo a ritual which involved all family members joining forces to beat up the couple to rid them of their ailmentshttp://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/end_quote_rb.gifKu Chin Wah
Kuala Lumpur policeThe gathering was part of celebrations to mark the end of fasting during the Muslim month of Ramadan. Mohamed Ibrahim was seeking help to stop his smoking habit, while his wife was suffering from asthma and a liver ailment, Mr Ku said. “Following this, a 23-year-old male relative suggested that the couple undergo a ritual which involved all family members joining forces to beat up the couple to rid them of their ailments,” he told Malaysia’s official Bernama news agency. An ambulance was called but not for hours after the beatings, and neither the husband or the wife regained consciousness, he added. Several other members of the family, including the couple’s children, aged 14, 19 and 21, also suffered injuries in the incident, Bernama reported. ](BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Malaysia pair killed in 'ritual')
Another news source:Suspect in ‘fatal treatment’ of couple was a staunch follower of cult
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[Several of the suspect’s siblings had distanced themselves from him after their repeated calls for him to give up his beliefs went unheeded.
One of the siblings, Mohd Ali Kader Mydin, 48, who came from Penang yesterday to take care of funeral arrangements, said the incident did not surprise him but added that it was tragic that it claimed the lives of his brother and sister-in- law.
The dead were identified as Mohd Ibrahim Kader Mydin, 47, and his wife Rosina S.M. Mydin Pillay, 41.
Ali revealed that all those in volved in the bizarre “treatment” which went horribly wrong, were siblings and their families.
](http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/NewsBreak/20081003215614/Article/index_html)[ The main suspect was the elder brother of Ibrahim. Arrested along with the suspect were two of the suspect’s sons, aged 21 and 23, and Ibrahim’s 17-year-old son.
“This is what is so tragic. I have lost one brother while the other could face murder charges. Added to that is the fact that their children have also been detained,” said Ali at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital mortuary yesterday.](http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/NewsBreak/20081003215614/Article/index_html)](http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/NewsBreak/20081003215614/Article/index_html)
