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IPOH: A man was found dead inside a locked four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle at Taman Hillpark Waterfront, near here, today. Perak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Operations Division assistant director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad reported that the department received information about the incident involving the 42-year-old victim at 11.36 am.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, eight personnel from the Pasir Puteh Fire and Rescue Station were dispatched to the scene and discovered a man in the passenger seat of a locked Mitsubishi Triton. Firefighters used special equipment to open the door and extricate the victim, who was later confirmed dead by medical personnel. The remains of the victim were handed over to the police for further action.
In a separate case, police detained an unemployed man suspected of vandalising the Kampung Bahagia railway bridge in Teluk Intan by spray-painting it last night. Teluk Intan District Police Chief ACP Ahmad Adnan Basri stated that the 44-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene
with four cans of paint in various colors, believed to be used in the act. An urine test conducted on the suspect found him positive for cannabis. Background checks revealed that the suspect had eight prior criminal records from 2012 to 2022.
Ahmad Adnan mentioned that the suspect would be remanded from today until Nov 6 for further investigations, and the case is being investigated under Section 427 of the Penal Code. The investigation papers will also be referred to the Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) for possible charges.
