KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7:
"Why should I deliver the letters when I am being paid less than RM500?"
That was the stunning excuse of a postman who had stored more than 21,000 letters in his flat at Taman Mutiara in Kepong, and who has been on the run from police since March.The New Straits Times understands the 27-year-old suspect told investigators he was upset with his meagre salary and believed he was sending a message to the authorities by hoarding the letters.
It is learnt that he opened many of the letters and pocketed cash or other valuables.
He was arrested at the Selayang wholesale market at noon today. He had been working there as a helper.The postman, who had been working with Pos Malaysia Bhd for more than four years, had his services terminated in March for failing to turn up for work.But it was only in August that the authorities knew what he had been up to.
A security guard handed over 200 letters to the Kepong post office, prompting the manager to conduct an internal investigation.A check at his flat yielded 21,455 undelivered letters.
"With his arrest, we believe we have solved this case," Sentul police chief Assistant Commissioner A. Thaiveegan said today.
Still to be answered is how the suspect managed to hoard letters for four years without the postal authorities finding out.
Extracted from : New Straits Times
Hmm, could that be the reason why my Mother's Day Card never arrived home? and why my friend's birthday card that i sent is nowhere to be seen?
