KUALA KUBU BARU: The suspect in the murder of Nur Farah Kartini Abdullah has arrived at the Kuala Kubu Baru magistrate's court here.
He arrived at 9.05am under heavy police escort.
Officials allowed only one journalist from each media house to attend the proceedings.
Several family members of the suspect had also entered the court room and were seated in the public gallery.
Earlier, more than 30 members of the media gathered ahead of the arrival of the suspect.
The suspect, a police lance corporal, 26, is expected to be charged with the murder of Nur Farah Kartini, whose body was found in a palm oil plantation in Felda Gedangsa in Hulu Selangor on July 15.
The sole suspect will be produced before Sessions Court judge Nurul Mardhiah Mohammed Redza.
He had been under a 14-day remand to facilitate investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code from July 16 until July 29.
The deceased, who was a Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris graduate, was reported missing on July 11.
Yesterday, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the suspect will be charged with murder.
Hussein had said they believed a relationship dispute had led to the murder of Nur Farah Kartini.
The victim, who worked at a car rental company, had delivered a vehicle to a customer in a residential area in Tanjung Malim around 8am on July 10.
She was seen leaving in a red car after completing the delivery.
Her body was found in an oil palm plantation in Kampung Sri Keledang, Hulu Bernam near Felda Gedangsa in Hulu Selangor around 6pm on July 15.
Hussein had confirmed that the body was that of Nur Farah Kartini.
She at the Kampung Nyiur Manis Muslim burial ground in Pekan, Pahang.
The search for evidence linked to the murder saw the recovery of items believed to have belonged to Farah such as a smartphone, a purse, a car key at an oil palm plantation in Kampung Sri Keledang, Hulu Bernam; and Sungai Trolak, Slim River in Perak.
A simcard believed to be used by the suspect as well as a red Toyota Vios were also analysed.
A cassava farm in Kampung Klan Halt, Slim River was also the focus of the police in their bid to find more evidence.