Selangor Journal

Body found in well at abandoned construction site

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 — A body was found in a well at an abandoned construction site in Segambut yesterday.

Sentul District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner S.Shanmorgamorty Chinniah said the police received information about the discovery at 9.10am and rushed to the scene.

“Upon arriving at the location, the police found the body in a decomposed state, and (the person) is estimated to have died about a month ago.

“The identity and gender of the deceased could not be ascertained, and the body was taken out with the help of the fire and rescue team,” he said in a statement here yesterday.

According to him, no personal identification documents or other forms of evidence were found at the scene, and the body was sent to Kuala Lumpur Hospital for an autopsy.

The case has been classified as sudden death.

— Bernama

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