Elderly woman, who is Covid-19 person under surveillance, found dead in ditch


BATU PAHAT: An elderly woman who has been missing since Saturday night (Sept 25) was found dead in a 1.5m deep ditch here.

Batu Pahat Fire and Rescue station chief Firdaus Ahmad said the body of the 73-year-old woman, who is also a Covid-19 person under surveillance, was found at 11.54am on Sunday (Sept 26) at Jalan Parit Jalil, Tongkang Pechah.

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