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Malay Mail
2 days ago
- Malay Mail
No suspicious injuries in Penang mother-daughter case, classified as sudden death, say police
KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — No signs of injury were found on the bodies of a woman and her daughter who were discovered in a decomposed state at an apartment on Jalan Bukit Gambir in George Town, Penang yesterday. Northeast District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Abdul Rozak Muhammad confirmed the findings to Sinar Harian today, following post-mortems conducted on both victims. 'External and internal examinations revealed no suspicious injuries on either body. 'Internal checks also confirmed decomposition of organs, but no signs of foul play were found. 'As such, the case remains classified as sudden death (SDR),' he said. The autopsies were carried out at the Forensics Department of Penang Hospital, starting at 9.15am and concluding nearly five hours later. Yesterday, police confirmed the discovery of the two victims in an advanced state of decomposition in the master bedroom of a ninth-floor apartment unit on Jalan Bukit Gambir in the Penang capital. The case was initially classified as SDR pending post-mortem results.


BBC News
4 days ago
- BBC News
Donaghadee: Sudden death of woman being investigated by police
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a woman at a house in County of the Cannyreagh Road, leading to the Elmfield Walk area in Donaghadee has been cordoned off and police are at the scene. Residents in the area said emergency services first began arriving to the scene on Saturday are no further details at present.

Irish Times
4 days ago
- Irish Times
Investigation begins into woman's sudden death in Co Down
An investigation has begun into the sudden death of a woman in Co Down , the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said on Sunday. The force said it was examining the circumstances surrounding the woman's death at a property in Donaghadee. The body of the woman, whose age has not been disclosed, was found in a house on Elmfield Walk on Saturday. Police said cordons are in place and an update would be provided later. READ MORE More to follow ...


Malay Mail
4 days ago
- Malay Mail
Snail foraging turns tragic as man, 32, found dead in Bau river; Sarawak cops rule out foul play
KUCHING, June 29 — The body of a 32-year-old man was discovered yesterday evening after he failed to return home from foraging for river snails at Kampung Skibang river in Bau. Bau district police chief DSP Dr Daram Ruer said the victim had left home at around 10am, but by 7pm, he still had not returned. 'The villagers went out searching for the victim and found him face down in the river,' he said in a statement today. Paramedics who arrived at the scene pronounced the man dead. The body was later brought to Bau Hospital. Dr Daram confirmed that no criminal elements were found in the case, which has been classified as sudden death. — The Borneo Post


BBC News
4 days ago
- BBC News
Arrest after Christian Dean found dead in Porth house
Police investigating the sudden death of a 36-year-old have arrested a man. Christian Dean died in a house on Graig Road in Ynyshir, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales Police said. Officers were called to the property at just before 13:00 BST on Thursday.A 34-year-old man from Ynyshir was arrested in connection with the death, but the force has not said what he has been arrested on suspicion of.