KUALA LUMPUR: A man in his 50s who went missing several days ago has been found dead in a car by the side of the road in Kajang.
Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Naazron Abdul Yusof said they received a report regarding the discovery of the victim in a car on Jalan Impian Mahkota 1, Kajang, at 11.29pm on Friday (Oct 23).
He said the vehicle's engine was not running and the doors were locked.
"The fire department helpe dto open the car door and the victim was pronounced dead by a medical team from the Kajang Hospital," he said in a statement on Saturday (Oct 24).
Naazron said the victim had been unreachable by his family since Oct 20.
He also said that so far, the preliminary investigation did not find any elements of crime and the case was classified as sudden death.
"Further investigations are being conducted to identify the cause of the incident and an autopsy will be carried out to determine the cause of death," he said.
He urged anyone with information related to the incident to contact the investigating officer Inspector Shisheewady Ruzani at 016-856 5670. – Bernama
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