A man believed to be the prime suspect in the so-called Banting murders was brought today to a canal near Banting, for the second time, apparently to help police look for more evidence relating to the case.

A police forensic team was seen taking the suspect, clad in purple-coloured lockup attire and handcuffed, to the canal connecting to Kampung Sungai Lang at about 10.30am.

They were seen leaving the location two-and-a-half hours later, apparently without having found any object or evidence.

Two days ago, the suspect was also brought to the same location.

The suspect and seven others are helping police to solve the murder of cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya, 47, her driver Kamaruddin Shamsudin, 44, CIMB Bank officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, and lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, who were reported missing on Aug 30 after coming here over a land deal.

Police said the four were killed, their bodies burnt and the ashes thrown into rivers in the vicinity of Ladang Gadong near Banting.

Meanwhile, the remand of five of the eight suspects in the murders has been extended by a week from today.

Magistrate Ahmad Shakin Ismail allowed the extension of the remand on the five men, in their 20's and 30's, to enable the police continue with their investigation of the case.

Ahmad Shakin issued the order for extension of the remand at the Bukit Jalil temporary detention centre where all the suspects are being held.

This is the third time that the remand has been extended.

The remand period for the other three suspects, two of them lawyers, ends on Saturday.

The attorney-general yesterday returned the police investigation papers and advised the police to conduct further investigation on several aspects of the case.

- Bernama