Myanmar citizen dies of neck wound

Victim was also assaulted with a hard object.

KUALA LUMPUR: A Myanmar man was found dead with a deep slash wound on his neck at the Look Out Tower in Ampang here, early today. Ampang Jaya District Police chief ACP Khairuldin Saad said a scrap metal collector found the body of the victim, in his 30s, and alerted the police.

He said, other than the neck wound, the victim was believed to have been assaulted with a hard object on his neck.

“Based on the blood found, he was believed to have died five hours ago. The objects used to kill him were not found,” he said at the scene of the incident.

Khairuddin said the victim wore a blue checkered shirt, jeans and sandals and

had a card from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. However, police did not reveal the identity of the victim.

“The motive for the killing has not been ascertained. The body was sent to the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital for a post-mortem,” he said.

- BERNAMA