Malaysia

Perak cops find woman’s decomposed body while investigating road accident

Police classify case as sudden death pending post-mortem report

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 12 Oct 2022 4:43PM

Perak cops find woman’s decomposed body while investigating road accident
Perak police say they discovered a woman’s body in a bush near a traffic light junction at Jalan Tambun in Ipoh, Perak after receiving a call at 5.25am about an accident involving a vehicle that had crashed near a drain. – Bernama pic, October 12, 2022

IPOH – Police stumbled upon the decomposed body of a woman while conducting an investigation into an accident near a traffic light junction at Jalan Tambun, here early today.

Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said they discovered the woman’s body in a bush after receiving a call at 5.25am about an accident involving a vehicle that had crashed near a drain.

“When police arrived at the scene to conduct investigations, they found the decomposed body in the bush about 2m from where the Proton Iswara Aeroback vehicle, which was driven by a man, had crashed.

“The woman’s body was fully clothed and there were no signs of injuries on the body. We have sent the body to the Forensic Department of Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here for post-mortem to know the cause of death,” he said in a statement.

He said the case had been classified as sudden death while awaiting the result of the post-mortem.

He urged those with information on the case to contact Tambun police station chief Josin Amatin at 016-222-2491.

The man involved in the accident is believed to have escaped unhurt. – Bernama, October 12, 2022

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