Rape victim’s body found hanged from durian tree

TheStar

KUALA KUBU BARU: The body of a woman, believed to be a rape victim, was found hanged from a durian tree in Sungei Choh near here. She was clad only in her underwear.

The body was found by passers-by at 7.50am. The woman had a rope tied round her neck and the other end tied to a branch of the tree behind a petrol station. Her legs were tied and her feet were touching the ground.

She was clad only in a white bra and a maroon panties. Hulu Selangor deputy OCPD Supt Bakhtiar Rashid said police believe the victim could have been murdered elsewhere before the body was hanged from the branch.

He said police believe there was a struggle between the victim and her assailant as there were strangulation marks on her neck and bruises on her body,

Supt Bakhtiar also said police believe the victim was raped before she was killed hours before the body was found.

“No identification document was found on her. We are unsure about the victim’s race but initial checks indicate that she might be a foreigner,” he added.

Bakhtiar urged those with information to contact the Hulu Selangor police station at 03-6064 2222.