Pregnant woman found dead next to lake

KUALA LUMPUR: A badly decomposed body of a pregnant woman was found with her 12-week-old foetus between her legs near the Tasik Perdana lake.

Police believe she had been strangled and her abdomen stomped on until the foetus came out. City police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Wira Muhammad Sabtu Osman said a passer-by who smelt a stench found the woman’s body beside the lake on Thursday at 6.20pm.

“Investigations showed that the woman, believed to be Indian, had been dead for at least five days. We found a scarf around her neck believed to have been used to strangle her. “Even more despicable is that she had been kicked and her abdomen stepped on several times until her foetus came out,” DCP Muhammad Sabtu said.

He added that the woman, aged between 35 and 40, could have been killed at another location. DCP Muhammad Sabtu said police had yet to determine her identity as she had no identification documents and the body was badly decomposed. The woman, who had several colourful beads on her neck, was about 170cm tall, had long curly hair and was wearing long pants.

Anyone who knows of a missing person matching the description can call the nearest police station or contact ASP Chua at 012-2291433.

Source: TheStar Newspaper, 18 Apr 2010