Man drowns in bathroom


KOTA BHARU: A man drowned in the bathroom of his home after suffering an epileptic seizure, which caused him to fall into a water-filled container.

Tumpat OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Khairi Shafie said the incident occurred in Taman Arus Permai, Jalan Padang Rokma, Tumpat, about 4pm two days ago.

He said the body of the 34-year-old man was then sent to Tumpat Hospital for a post-mortem.

The cause of death is drowning and the case has been classified as sudden death, he said in a statement on Tuesday (Nov 12).

He advised the public against making any speculation on the incident and to respect the privacy of the victim’s family.

Anyone with information on the incident can contact the Wakaf Baru police station at 09-7196222 or the Tumpat police at 09-7257222.- Bernama

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