<p>SUNGAI PETANI: The unclothed body of an unidentified person, believed to be a woman, was found floating in a river behind a shopping centre in Pekan Lama here today.
Key takeaways
Police in Sungai Petani discovered an unclothed, unidentified body, likely a woman, floating in a river behind a shopping centre, and opened a sudden death investigation pending a post-mortem.
- The body was found at 1.30 pm after a public call to police.
- Victim appears to have been dead for about 48 hours and shows no visible injuries.
- A post-mortem will be conducted at Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital to determine cause of death.
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SUNGAI PETANI: The unclothed body of an unidentified person, believed to be a woman, was found floating in a river behind a shopping centre in Pekan Lama here today.
Based on the state of decomposition, the victim is believed to have been dead for about 48 hours.
Kuala Muda police chief Assistant Commissioner Hanyan Ramlan said police received a call from the public about the discovery at 1.30pm today.
He said initial checks found the body unclothed and floating, with no bindings on either hand.
