Body of mentally disabled man found floating in Melaka River


MELAKA: The body of a mentally disabled man was found floating in the Melaka River near Kampung Morten on Wednesday (Feb 1) morning.

Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Christopher Patit said the body of Lim Tee Siang, 38, was found at 11.25am by a Melaka River Cruise boatman who alerted police.

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