Police have found the charred remains of a decapitated body, near the Genting Skyway roundabout in Genting Highlands, Bentong. They believed these body parts belong to a young woman.
A man who was relieving himself near some bushes located some 250m from Taman Gohtong Jaya made the grisly discovery at 5.15pm before he alerted the police on Monday.
The body was wraped in plastic and newspaper before the perpetrator splashed kerosene and set it on fire. The victim had fair skin but yet unconfirmed whether she’s a local or foreigner, no identification documents were found nearby.
State Criminal Investigation Department chief Senior Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zakaria Ahmad said the victim’s hands, feet and head were missing, and police believe the body parts were hacked off before the body was set on fire.
He said investigations revealed that the victim could have been dead for less than 48 hours.
A police team from Bentong rushed to the scene. The remains were brought to Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital here for post-mortem.
