THE charred bodies of two people found in a guardhouse, which was built from a shipping container, at Taman Bayam Indah, Lunas in Kulim last night were believed to be those of lovers.

Kedah police chief Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad, however, said the identities of the victims have not been determined because the remains of the male victim, in his 30s, and the female victim, who was in her 20s, were charred between 70% and 80%.

“At the moment, we are classifying the case as sudden death and based on the preliminary report from the Fire and Rescue Department, we can conclude that there was no foul play. The male victim is believed to be a security guard there,” he told a press conference in Alor Star today.

“Upon further inspection, we also found that the guardhouse was locked from the inside and the firemen had to break down the door to put out the fire.”

The bodies were sent to Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital for a post-mortem, he said. – Bernama, December 12, 2022.