GEORGE TOWN: A 73-year-old doctor killed in a landslide yesterday died from blunt-force trauma and breathing difficulties, according to post-mortem findings.
Northeast district police chief Assistant Commissioner Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the victim suffered the injuries after being crushed by earth.
"The findings indicate that the victim suffered blunt-force trauma and breathing difficulties after being crushed by earth," he said when met at the scene.
Dr Wong Kar Lin was found partially buried after the landslide caused a wall of his house to collapse on him. https://www.nst.com.my/amp/news/nation/2026/10/1562964/man-killed-landslide-paya-terubong-house
