Homeless man found dead at Tapah bus station

IPOH: A homeless man was found dead at the Tapah Town bus terminal near here with traces of slash marks on his neck Friday night.
Tapah OCPD, ACP Som Sak Din Keliaw said the victim, K.Singaram Chetiar, 37, whose address was in Pekan Getah, Jalan Tapah, here was found by members of the public at the scene of the incident at 12 midnight last night.
"Investigation revealed that besides the slash marks on the victim's neck, there were also signs of black oil being poured on his face. We believe the victim was slashed using a sharp weapon believed to be a knife," he said in a statement.
He said besides that, there were no signs of any struggle at the scene of the incident and there were no other injuries on Singaram's body.
The victim was found bleeding and lying on the ground and he was unconscious, he said. Som Sak said that following information received and preliminary investigation by the police, three male suspects aged between 36 and 42 have been arrested. – Bernama