Body found in hostel room at university

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BANGI: A mysterious stench led to the discovery of a dead woman inside a hostel room of a public university on Sunday.

Kajang district police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zaid Hassan said police received an emergency call at 12.43pm from the hostel warden regarding a foul odour emitting from the said room.

“A police team was sent to the scene and found the 34-year-old deceased on the floor next to the bed and there were tell-tale signs that the body was already into the decomposition process,” he said in a statement here.

Upon inspection of the room, Mohd Zaid said there was no sign of foul play and the deceased belongings were untouched.

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“Based on the information gathered, the deceased had diabetes since she was 16 and had been using insulin. The body was sent to the Serdang Hospital for post-mortem to determine the cause of death.” he added.

-NST