Elderly Woman Found Dead In Locked House

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 11 (Bernama) — An 80-year-old woman was found dead inside a flat unit in Kampung Melayu, Ayer Itam, here today.

Penang Fire and Rescue Department Operations Division assistant director John Sagun Francis said the department received an emergency call at 3.56 pm about a 'victim' inside a locked house.

He said eight firefighters from the Paya Terubong Fire and Rescue Station, dressed in personal protective equipment, had to open the door using special tools.

“When the door was opened, the team found a woman who had died, and her death was confirmed by medical personnel at the scene,” he said in a statement.

— BERNAMA