Tuaran: The body of a man was found hanging from a tree near a water treatment plant here, on Friday. Police are now looking for the deceased’s next-of-kin.
Tuaran District Police Chief DSP Noraindin Ag Maidin said a 46-year-old woman alerted police after she saw the body some 12 metres away while painting the fence of the water treatment plant at about 12.14pm.
He said a team deployed to the scene discovered the body with a white cloth around the neck.
The deceased has been identified as a man in his 40s with curly hair, tanned complexion and a height of 162 centimetres.
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The case has been classified as sudden death.
The body has been sent to the Tuaran Hospital’s Forensics.
Those with missing family members are urged to call the Tuaran investigating officer Sub-Inspector Baharuddin Ismail or the Tuaran police headquarters at 088-791966.
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