By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, July 13: The body of an elderly man found in a house at Kempas Heights here yesterday (July 12) has been sent to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) Forensics Department for a post-mortem, with police confirming the case as sudden death (SDR).
Kuching district police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said they received a call from a member of the public at 12.05pm yesterday reporting a foul smell emanating from a double-storey house in the Jalan Kempas area.
“Police arrived at the location and found a man in a seated position, unconscious on the floor of the living room.
“Paramedics from SGH who arrived shortly after confirmed that the man had died,” he said in a statement today.
The deceased has been identified as a local Chinese man in his 60s.
Alexson said the case is being investigated as a sudden death and urged the public not to speculate on the incident to respect the privacy and sensitivity of the deceased’s family.
He also encouraged anyone with information related to the case to contact Sekama Police Station chief ASP Simon Anak Renang at 016-8547803 or call the station at 082-332522, or report to the nearest police station. — DayakDaily
