IPOH: Police have classified the death of a 60-year-old woman who was found on Wednesday covered in blood at a house in Taman Mujur Bercham, near here, as murder.
Ipoh district police chief Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code after a post-mortem revealed that the victim died from blunt force injuries to the head and neck.
“The Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital completed the post-mortem at around 9.15am on June 13.
“Initially, it was classified as sudden death but now it has been reclassified as murder with intent,” he said in a statement yesterday.
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“The suspect has a criminal record of 11 cases, including drug-related cases,” he said.
He urged members of the public with information about the case to contact the investigating officer, Fadli Ahmad, at 019-2500019 or to go to the nearest police station.
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