ALOR SETAR, July 21 (Bernama) -- The body of a woman, believed to have been shot, was found in the Durian Burung area, near Padang Terap, yesterday.
Padang Terap District Police Chief Supt Mulkiaman Manzar said the victim, believed to be a Thai national in her 30s, was found by passers-by on the roadside in the area.
"We received a report regarding the discovery at 7 pm. A police team was sent to the scene and found the body of a woman with gunshot wounds on the body. The body has been sent to the Forensic Department of Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, Alor Setar, for post-mortem.
“Investigations are in progress and the police are tracking the suspect who is believed to have fled," he said in a statement here today.
The case is investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
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