A FOUL stench emanating from a hostel room led to the discovery of the body of a male Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) student last night.

Serdang district police chief A.A. Anbalagan said the 29-year-old victim was a final year master’s degree student of the faculty of modern languages and communication who was staying alone in the room.

“The deceased was found shirtless, wearing long pants and lying on the floor next to the bed. The room door was locked, while the windows were tightly closed. Valuable items such as laptops and mobile phones were still in the room,” he said in a statement today.

The body was sent to Serdang Hospital for post-mortem.

Anbalagan said investigation showed no criminal elements and the cause of death is yet to be ascertained, pending chemical report. – Bernama, June 29, 2022.