Police find partially buried body of dead senior citizen
An elderly man was found dead with half his body covered by soil in a catchment pond belonging to the Drainage and Irrigation Department at Jalan UP 3/1 Ukay Perdana, Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
Ampang Jaya deputy police chief Supt Mohd Azam Ismail said the incident was recorded at about 1.30pm when a 56-year-old contractor with his 35-year-old son, a backhoe operator, lodged a police report.
An elderly man was found dead with half his body covered by soil in a catchment pond belonging to the Drainage and Irrigation Department at Jalan UP 3/1 Ukay Perdana, Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
Ampang Jaya deputy police chief Supt Mohd Azam Ismail said the incident was recorded at about 1.30pm when a 56-year-old contractor with his 35-year-old son, a backhoe operator, lodged a police report.
He said both suspects had claimed to have telephoned the victim but did not receive an answer, they went to look for him and found the victim half-buried in soil.
“The 64-year-old victim was a backhoe operator and an employee of the contractor. The police found the victim fully clothed, lying prone without shoes and half his body covered in soil," he said in a statement yesterday.
It is suspected that the senior citizen was killed.
"People with information about the case should contact investigation officer ASP Shahrul Nizam at 019-8032684 or the nearest police station," he said.
- Bernama
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