Man whose body found in sack died of blunt force trauma, say cops

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have confirmed that the cause of death of a man whose body was found in a sack at a scrap metal premises in Taman Bukit Serdang, Selangor, was due to injuries from being hit with a blunt object.

Serdang District Police Chief ACP A. A. Anbalagan said the cause was determined by the post-mortem conducted by a forensic surgeon at Serdang Hospital’s Forensic Department, on Saturday (Aug 5).

“The cause of the victim’s death was multiple blunt force trauma to the whole body of the deceased.

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“This case is still under investigation by the police,” he said in a statement on Sunday (Aug 6).

On Aug 4, the body of a man who was suspected of being murdered was found at the location and was believed to have been murdered before being put in a white plastic sack.

The motive of the incident was still under investigation and the case was being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. – Bernama

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