Decomposing body of elderly woman found in locked flat

 Halimatun Yusoff, 69, was found in her residence in Kuala Krai, Kelantan this afternoon.

Halimatun Yusoff was found at 2.08pm in the living room after firefighters opened a locked door.

PETALING JAYA:

 The decomposing body of an elderly woman was found in her residence in Flat Sri Guchil, Kuala Krai, Kelantan this afternoon.

Kuala Krai fire and rescue station operations commander Khairul Duha Abdul Halim said Halimatun Yusoff, 69, who lived alone, was found at 2.08pm in the living room after firefighters opened a locked door.

“We received a distress call at 2.04pm from police seeking assistance to open the door to the unit following a complaint of a foul smell.

“After the door was opened, our team found the decomposing body of an elderly woman who had died in the living room,” Bernama reported him as saying today, adding that the body was handed over to the police for further action. - FMT