PETALING JAYA: Two more suspects have been remanded until Dec 19 over the murder of a transgender woman in Klang.

South Klang police chief Assistant Commissioner Shamsul Amar Ramli confirmed the remand of the two suspects, aged 16 and 17.

"They have been remanded from Saturday (Dec 14) until Dec 19. The police are tracking down one more suspect tied to this case," he said.

He said that the murder stemmed from the alleged theft of a handphone and was not a hate crime.

Two other suspects, aged 19 and 21, were remanded for six days on Thursday (Dec 13).

It was reported that the victim was beaten to death by a group of men in Bukit Tinggi, Klang on Wednesday (Dec 12) night.

According to the post-mortem report, she suffered a fractured skull and bleeding in the brain and had 32 groups of injuries inflicted upon her.

Her cause of death was due to severe head injuries caused by a blunt object.