HULU SELANGOR: The second brother reported missing since Jan 1 has been found after a homeless man brought him to the police.

       In a Thursday (Jan 18) statement, Hulu Selangor OCPD Supt Ahmad Faizal Tahrim said that the victim was brought to the Hulu Bernam police station today at around 10.48am by a 28-year-old homeless man.

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       "A homeless man brought the victim back. It is believed that the victim had previously escaped from a hotel in Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur after staying there for nine days.

       "He then found refuge in an abandoned hotel in Pasar Seni for six days before on Jan 15, when he sought help from the homeless man. He was then brought to the Hulu Bernam police station," he said.

       Supt Ahmad Faizal confirmed that he was the younger of two brothers who had been reported missing since Jan 1.

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       The first brother was found near the Pasar Seni LRT station on Jan 11. The next day, he lodged a report stating that he had been sexually assaulted.

       City police chief Comm Datuk Allaudeen Abdul said in a statement on Wednesday,that the police then arrested one man in front of a hotel in Jalan Sultan.

       The 42-year-old suspect has since been remanded until Jan 19.

       The two brothers, aged 16 and 17, had reportedly gone missing after returning home from morning prayers near Taman Bernam Jaya.