PETALING JAYA: The half-naked body of a woman was found at the recently-cleared site of a Hindu temple near Sunway Mentari here.
The woman, believed to have been between 25 and 30 years old, was found lying on her back at the base of an uprooted tree on the plot of land which had been cleared for development.
Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Hazam Abdul Halim said the woman had been killed by a blow to her neck and chin with a sharp object.
“The chin and jaw was almost crushed by the force of the blow,” he said, adding that there were also other injuries to her right hand and body, believed to be sustained when she tried to fend off her attackers.
“Her bra was half pulled off and her panties had been hiked down to her feet. She was also blindfolded with a beige headscarf,” said ACP Mohd Hazam.
He said the woman's identity had not been confirmed yet, as no document was found on her.
“However, we believe that she could be a foreigner as there was no inoculation scar on her arm.”
Police found the woman's clothes – a red jacket, white T-shirt and black slacks – in a shopping bag near her body. They also found two Malay novels, as well as a few pastries.
ACP Mohd Hazam said initial investigations revealed that the woman had probably been killed on the spot and that the body had been lying there for 18 to 24 hours before it was discovered at 2.15pm yesterday.
“We are waiting for a post mortem report to establish whether she had been raped prior to being killed,” he said
