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Cops find man’s body in gunny sack in Klang

Police investigating case for murder

Updated 1 year ago · Published on 13 Jan 2023 9:36AM

Cops find man’s body in gunny sack in Klang
North Klang district police chief S. Vijaya Rao says the man’s body, which has started to decompose, found stuffed in a gunny sack on the roadside in Aman Perdana, Klang has yet to be identified and has been sent to Shah Alam Hospital for a post-mortem. – North Klang district police pic, January 13, 2023

SHAH ALAM – A man’s body, which had started to decompose, was found stuffed in a gunny sack on the roadside in Aman Perdana, Klang, yesterday.

North Klang district police chief S. Vijaya Rao said police received a report about a body found in a white gunny sack on Jalan Persiaran Aman Perdana 1, Aman Perdana, Klang, by members of the public at 6.10pm.

“The initial investigation found that the body was wrapped and stuffed in the white gunny sack; the body had also started to decompose. 

“The body, which has yet to be identified, was only clad in a blue sarong without a shirt, and was sent to Shah Alam Hospital for a post-mortem,” he said in a statement today.

He said the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

Members of the public who have information regarding the case are urged to contact the investigating officer You Swee Leong at 012-407-1452 or the North Klang district police headquarters (03-3291-2222) or any police station. – Bernama, January 13, 2023

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