KUALA LUMPUR: A 20-year-old female private university student has been found dead in a students' hostel in Selangor.
She is believed to have been murdered.
The victim, who was from Kuching, Sarawak, was discovered unconscious with visible injuries on her body by her friend at about 10am on Tuesday (June 24). The friend then immediately alerted the police.
It is learnt the victim was pursuing a Bachelor of Physiotherapy degree at a private university in Selangor.
She was living with five other students but they had returned home for the holidays on June 21, leaving her alone at the hostel as she was scheduled to sit for an upcoming examination.
It is believed several of the victim's belongings were missing, including her laptop.
In viral video footage circulating on social media, police officers were seen removing the victim’s body from the hostel and transporting it to a hospital for further investigation.
When contacted, Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Norhizam Bahaman said an official statement will be released soon.
