KUALA LUMPUR – The body of an accountant, who was believed to have been murdered, was found along Jalan Kuari, Kampung Cheras Baru, here today.
Cheras district police chief ACP Zam Halim Jamaluddin said the 28-year-old man was found face down in the nude by passersby at about 6 am.
“Preliminary investigations found injuries on the body. An autopsy will be carried out at the Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Hospital’s forensics department tomorrow.
“There were no identification papers but the family identified him later,” he said in a statement, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
According to a local news site, Zam said the accountant worked for a private firm.
Police also found injuries on the victim, whose body was discovered along a roadside, he said.
He urged members of the public with any information on the case to contact the Cheras police hotline at 03-9284 5050/ 5051, the Kuala Lumpur police hotline at 03-2115 9999, or the nearest police station. – December 11, 2023