118.14. Following discussions with Sheryll Stothard and when Norhaya� did not
hear from Sgt Shamzaini, Norhaya� decided to lodge a police report so
as to create an official record of the mee�ng with him. She was afraid to
lodge the report in Kangar given its “proximity” to her home and had
intended to lodge the report in Kedah. However, as she was to meet her
lawyers in Selangor, she decided to lodge a report there. She met with
her solicitors in their office in Petaling Jaya, and lodged her report on 15
May 2018 at the Selangor Police headquarters in Sec�on 9, Shah Alam.
118.15. Norhaya� denied mee�ng Sgt Shamzaini on the morning of 12 May 2018
outside her home as claimed by Sgt Shamzaini.
118.16. Norhaya� also denied that the conversa�on she had with Sgt Shamzaini
on the night of 12 May 2018 at her home was about Sgt Shamzaini’s
inten�on to rent the business premises occupied by Ris a/l Chooi
(Pharid) (IW16 in the Public Inquiry into the disappearance of Amri Che
Mat) (“Pharid”), which is adjacent to Norhaya�’s house.
119.
Sgt Shamzaini’s version of the events is as follows:
119.1.
Sgt Shamzaini denied that he gave any informa�on about Amri Che Mat
to Norhaya�. He said that he visited the house not knowing that it was
Norhaya�'s home and that he was directed to the house by one Pharid
who was running Pharid Audio, a car accessory workshop adjacent to
Norhaya�'s house.
119.2.
He ini�ally said that he went to Pharid Audio on the morning of
12.5.2018 to have his car �nted. The shop was closed so he tried to
contact Pharid by calling Pharid's number which was displayed on a
banner hung outside the premises. This was at 8:56 a.m. As he could not
get through Pharid’s line, he made two (2) further a�empts. Following
that, he went to a nearby paddy field and waited there un�l he was able
to speak to Pharid at 9:18 a.m.
119.3.
While discussing with Pharid about ge�ng his car �nted, Sgt Shamzaini
said he also inquired about ren�ng the premises occupied by Pharid, as
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Norhaya� around 7:00 a.m. on the morning of 13 May 2018 by
WhatsApp chat messages and arranged to speak to her at around
11 :00 a.m., a�er consul�ng the lawyers.