Police discover body of a local man inside a locked Proton Wira near a Chinese cemetery in Baling
BALING: A local man, believed to be in his 30s, was found dead inside a Proton Wira parked by the roadside at Simpang 3 Tawar near a Chinese cemetery here yesterday.
Baling police chief Supt Brandon Richard Joe said police received information regarding the discovery of the man, who was believed to be unconscious, at 11.35 am yesterday.
“Upon arriving at the location, it was found that the vehicle was locked, and a man, believed to have died, was inside the car.
“The Fire and Rescue Department assisted in opening the vehicle and removing the man. A forensic team from the Kedah contingent police headquarters also conducted an inspection at the scene,” he said in a statement today.
He said checks on the man’s past records found that he had 20 criminal and narcotics-related offences, while the vehicle used was found to have been reported missing following a police report lodged in Pendang.
“The man’s body was sent to Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Setar for a post-mortem examination, and the case has been classified as a sudden death report,” he said.
