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Murder victim found in sack died of blunt force trauma: cops

Body had been found in sack at scrap metal premises in Taman Bukit Serdang last Friday

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 06 Aug 2023 2:46PM

Murder victim found in sack died of blunt force trauma: cops
Police at the scene where the body was found in Taman Bukit Serdang, Selangor, last Friday. – @bernamadotcom Twitter pic, August 6, 2023

KUALA LUMPUR – Police have confirmed that the cause of death of a man whose body was found in a sack at a scrap metal premises in Taman Bukit Serdang, Selangor, was due to injuries from being hit with a blunt object.

Serdang district police chief A.A. Anbalagan said the cause was determined by the post-mortem conducted by a forensic surgeon at Serdang Hospital’s forensic department yesterday.

“The cause of the victim’s death was multiple blunt force trauma to the whole body of the deceased. This case is still under investigation by police,” he said in a statement today.

On Friday, the body of a man who was suspected of being murdered was found at the location in a white plastic sack.

The motive of the incident is still under investigation and the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. – Bernama, August 6, 2023

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