Elderly man found dead at oil palm plantation

ZULHISHAM ISAHAK
07 Aug 2023 11:11pm
An elderly man was found dead next to a four-wheel drive in an oil palm plantation area in Kampung Paya Mas 2, Simpang Renggam, Kluang on Monday.
An elderly man was found dead next to a four-wheel drive in an oil palm plantation area in Kampung Paya Mas 2, Simpang Renggam, Kluang on Monday.

KLUANG - An elderly man was found dead next to a four-wheel drive vehicle in an oil palm plantation in Kampung Paya Mas 2, Simpang Renggam on Monday.

Kluang district police chief Assistant Commissioner Bahrin Mohd Noh said that the public had found the victim unconscious at 11.50am and reached out to Simpang Renggam police station.

"Following that, Kluang district police headquarters (IPD) Criminal Investigation Division members went to the scene and found the fully clothed 64-year-old man beside the vehicle.

"The man is believed to have been dead for about three days and the investigation found that no element of crime was detected at the scene," he said in a statement on Monday.

He said that the victim is believed to have died of heart disease and that the body was handed over to Enche Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital (HEBHK) here for further action.

The case was classified as sudden death.

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