KUCHING: A 58-year-old local Chinese man was found unconscious inside a vehicle at a residential parking area in Taman Hui Sing, here, early morning yesterday (March 3).
The police have classified the case as a sudden death.
Kuching district police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah confirmed that the police received a report at 7.47 am from a member of the public on the incident.
Upon arrival at the scene, officers found the deceased inside the locked vehicle with a hose connected from the exhaust pipe into the car’s interior.
Additionally, burnt charcoal was discovered inside a pan placed in the vehicle’s boot.
Paramedics from Sarawak General Hospital pronounced the man dead at the scene. His body has been sent to the hospital’s Forensic Department for a post-mortem examination.
The police have urged the public to refrain from speculating on the incident out of respect for the deceased’s family.
Anyone with relevant information is encouraged to contact Sekama police station chief ASP Simon Renang at 016-8547803 or Sekama police station at 082-332522, or visit the nearest police station.
