Police classify death of businessperson as 'sudden death'

 

Police are conducting further investigations into the incident of a businessperson being found dead, believed to have fallen from a condominium unit along Jalan Kelawai in George Town, Penang, earlier yesterday.

Northeast District police chief ACP Soffian Santong said the case has been classified as a sudden death report (SDR) and it had no criminal elements.

“The man’s body was sent to the Penang Hospital Forensic Department and a post-mortem will be conducted after a Covid-19 screening test result is obtained.

“The police are investigating the case as an SDR and the initial investigation showed no criminal elements. We are waiting for the autopsy report on whether there is a criminal element or otherwise,” Soffian said when contacted by Bernama yesterday.

He said the body of the 53-year-old man was found by a security guard at 5am in the swimming pool of a luxury condominium. The body had severe injuries, believed to be due to a fall from his unit.

Soffian said based on the preliminary investigation, the victim lived with his wife and their children in their condominium unit.

He declined to comment further on the identity of the victim, who is said to be one of the main witnesses in the prosecution case linked to the Penang undersea tunnel project, and that information on the identity of the man would only be provided after the post-mortem is completed.

“When the police arrived at the scene, the man had already died and we are still investigating the identity of the victim and the cause of the incident.

Meanwhile, a check at the Penang Hospital Forensic Department showed several individuals, believed to be family members and acquaintances of the victim, were present, but those met by the media declined to comment.

A check at the condominium area also revealed that the police forensic team was at the scene and conducting an inspection at the location.

Earlier, news that a man, who had a 'Datuk' title and is also listed as a witness in a corruption case in connection with the Penang undersea tunnel project, was found dead after falling from his condominium unit, went viral on social media.

- Bernama

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