HUMAN skeletal remains are an unsettling discovery in any setting, and such a sight is even more shocking when found in a neighbourhood, by a roadside or any public space.
Recently, human skeletal remains were reportedly found in a ditch alongside a main road in Tawau district. Is this true?
VERDICT:
TRUE
According to Tawau police chief Asst Comm Jasmin Hussin, a team deployed to the scene found the remains in a ditch with tree branches over it, next to a vegetable farm.
“The body has decomposed greatly, the person died a while ago,” he said in a statement on Monday (July 1).
“We were not able to ascertain the person’s identity as there were no personal documents found at the scene,” he added.
Police were alerted to the find near a secondary school off Jalan Dr Yamamoto at about 12.58pm on Sunday (June 30).
ACP Jasmin said that the deceased was shirtless and only clad in a pair of black trousers.
He added that the body was found in an open area, while no witnesses have been identified.
“The body has been sent for a postmortem to the Tawau hospital’s forensics unit.
“Investigations are ongoing,” he said.
