GEORGE TOWN: A man was found dead on the ground floor of Bayan Lepas hotel near here early Sunday (Nov 8), believed to have fallen from the balcony of his room on the building's 23rd floor.
Timur Laut OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the body of the 25-year-old man from Bayan Lepas was found by a hotel employee at 6.40am.
Police were alerted to the incident at about 7.13am and immediately went to the scene to investigate.
"Investigations found that the victim was believed to have fallen from the balcony of his room on the hotel's 23rd floor. Forensic examinations at the scene and on the victim's body found no elements of foul play.
"An autopsy conducted by a forensic medical specialist at Penang Hospital found that the victim had sustained severe injuries to his legs, body and head as a result of the fall," he said in a statement on Sunday night.
ACP Abdul Rozak said the case had been classified as sudden death, with a report opened for further investigation. - Bernama
