Cops say bone fragments, personal items found near Penang Race Course linked to missing Australian


GEORGE TOWN: Human bone fragments and personal items found in a bush near the Penang Race Course at Jalan Batu Gantung on June 24 are related to a missing persons report filed in 2017, says the police.

George Town OCPD Asst Comm Soffian Santong says the human bones and personal items were found by a 30- year-old man who was doing landscape work next to the race course at about 4pm on June 24.

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