THE body of a private company accountant, believed to have been murdered, was found along Jalan Kuari, Kampung Cheras Baru, today. 

Cheras district police chief Zam Halim Jamaluddin said the 28-year-old man was found face down in the nude by passers-by at about 6am.  

“Preliminary investigations found injuries on the body. An autopsy will be carried out at the Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Hospital’s forensics department tomorrow. 

“There were no identification papers but the family identified him later,” he said in a statement.

The case is being investigated as murder under section 302 of the penal code. 

He urged members of the public with any information on the case to contact the Cheras police hotline at 03-9284 5050/5051, the Kuala Lumpur police hotline at 03-2115 9999, or the nearest police station. – Bernama, December 11, 2023.