KUALA LUMPUR: Police have confirmed that there is no element of rape in the murder of a 20-year-old female private university student in Selangor.
Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Norhizam Bahaman stated that a post-mortem revealed the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head.
"Our initial investigations found no signs of forced entry into her unit. However, injuries consistent with blunt force trauma were discovered on the victim's head," he said on Thursday (June 26).
He added that the police had not found any evidence indicating that the victim was sexually assaulted, contrary to some claims circulating on social media.
"We urge the public to refrain from spreading unverified information. There is no indication of rape in this case based on the post-mortem results," he emphasised.
The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
Asst Comm Norhizam urged anyone with information related to the case to contact investigating officer Asst Supt Mohd Husny Hussien at 012-9307860 or any nearby police station.
It was previously reported that the victim, a Bachelor of Physiotherapy student, was found dead in a students' hostel in Selangor.
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.
She was living with five other students who 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.
