SEREMBAN: A Korean university student died after she was believed to have been electrocuted in a bathroom of her family home at Garden Homes, Seremban 2, here, yesterday.
Seremban police chief ACP Muhamad Zaki Harun said the incident occurred about 11 pm while Lee Xing Ni, 19, who was home for the semester break, was taking a shower.
“There was scalding on her left chest, believed as a result of the electrocution, The body was sent to Tuanku Jaafar Hospital, Seremban, and the outcome of the post-mortem found the cause of death was due to electrocution,” he said in a statement today.
He said police ruled out foul play and classified the case as sudden death.
Lee was scheduled to return to Korea on July 31 to continue with her studies in Mass Communication. -- Bernama