Missing man found hanged from tree in Langkap

IPOH: The body of a 36-year-old man who went missing on Tuesday (Oct 5) in Langkap near Teluk Intan, has been found hanged from a tree.

Hilir Perak OCPD Asst Comm Ahmad Adnan Basri said the body of the deceased, from Taman Desa Maju Perak, was found at about 2.30pm, about 4km from where he left his motorcycle near an oil palm estate.

"His body has been sent for a post-mortem at the Teluk Intan hospital," he said.

Asst Comm Ahmad Adnan said in a statement on Thursday (Oct 7) that the man's wife noticed that her husband was not home

His motorcycle and mobile phone was found near the oil palm estate in Alor Bakong.

The family lodged a police report on Oct 6 after failing to locate him.

ACP Ahmad Adnan said that the wife noticed her husband had been talking to himself and even claimed to have heard voices around him.

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