Woman’s body found near bridge in Kuantan, foul play suspected

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KUANTAN: The body of a woman was found by the riverbank near the Tanjung Lumpur Bridge here on Thursday (Feb 13).

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Kuantan OCPD Asst Comm Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu said they received information about the discovery at 12.45pm.

He said a police team, along with forensic pathology experts from Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, conducted investigations at the scene and found signs of foul play.

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“Investigations revealed that the victim was a 37-year-old woman who resided in the Kuantan district and worked as a food trader.

“According to witnesses, the victim had arrived at the scene to conduct a cash on delivery (COD) transaction at around 7.30pm (Wednesday),” he said in a statement on Thursday evening.

Wan Mohd Zahari added that the case has been classified as murder.
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