KUALA LUMPUR: Bella or Mila Sharmila Samsusah died due to a head injury caused by a blunt object.
Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Razarudin Husain revealed this at a press conference at the Johor Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK) in Johor Baru earlier today.
Bella's remains were discovered in an abandoned house in Kampung Batu 7, Tongkang Pechah, last Friday.
Following the discovery, police collected samples from Bella's brother and mother for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing.
A test conducted at HSI confirmed that the remains belonged to Bella.
The boyfriend was charged in the magistrate's court here today with the murder of the woman last month.
According to the charge, the former postman was accused of her between Jalan Kelapa Barli, Taman Soga, to Jalan Parit Besar in Kampung Parit Besar and an abandoned house in Lorong Imam Jailani, Tongkang Pechah.
The incident occurred between 11pm and 5am on Dec 14 or 15 last year.