Malaysia

School security guard found dead, believed murdered, gardener arrested

Autopsy reveals victim died due to blunt trauma to abdomen

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 15 Oct 2023 10:51AM

School security guard found dead, believed murdered, gardener arrested
Ipoh district police chief Yahaya Hassan said police were informed at 3.34 am about a 43-year-old man found unconscious at a school guardhouse. – Pixabay pic, October 15, 2023

IPOH – A school security guard in Bandar Sri Botani was found dead, believed to have been murdered, yesterday.

Ipoh district police chief Yahaya Hassan said police were informed at 3.34 am about a 43-year-old man found unconscious at a school guardhouse.

“The victim was confirmed dead by medical personnel from Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital,” he said in a statement.

He said the police had arrested a 55-year-old school gardener and seized a weapon believed to have been used by the suspect to facilitate investigation of the case.

The autopsy on the victim found that he died due to blunt trauma to the abdomen and police have classified it as a murder case, he added. – Bernama, October 15, 2023

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