KUALA LUMPUR: The body of an Australian man found in a condominium unit on Jalan Bemban Ampang here had been there for more than five days.
Wangsa Maju district police chief Superintendent Ashari Abu Samah said the police received a report of the incident at 10.50pm.
Ashari said the body was found lying behind the main door of the residence with the neck hanging on the door handle.
"The 48-year-old man was confirmed deceased by medical officers at Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL)," he said in a statement today.
Ashari said initial investigations revealed that the victim was suspected to have been dead for more than five days and no criminal elements were found at the scene.
He said the body was sent to the HKL Forensic Unit for post-mortem to determine the cause of death.
Furthermore, the case is currently classified as sudden death.
He urged the public with information about the incident to contact the Chief of Police of the Pudu Police Station, Inspector Fitri Farhan Wan Chik at 03-93899222, the Kuala Lumpur Police Hotline at 03-21159999, or the nearest police station.
Earlier, Harian Metro reported that an Australian man was found dead in a house on Jalan Bemban Ampang here last midnight.
A spokesperson for the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department's Operations Movement Centre said on-duty personnel found the door of the house locked.
The door was then opened, and they found the man's body inside the house.