Police seek residents' help in double homicide case in Beruas

LUMUT: Police are still looking for clues in connection with the death of two elderly women believed to have been murdered in Kampung Pulau Meranti, Beruas, on Sept 21.
Manjung district police chief ACP Tengku Mohd Zailan Tengku Ahmad Shah said it was quite complex as both bodies were decomposed.
"The Chemistry Department confirmed that both bodies were highly decomposed and the decomposition made it difficult to determine if they were raped or assaulted during the incident.
"There were no signs of forcible entry into the house, only that a door was slightly ajar when their nephew came to the house and discovered the bodies," he told a press conference at Manjung police headquarters here today.
Police also urged villagers with information on the incident to come forward to help in the investigations.
The bodies of the two sisters, Salamiah Yacob, 76, and Salasiah Yacob, 71, were discovered by their nephew Mazlan Yunus, 52.
The bodies were already emitting a foul smell and infested with maggots when found.
The sisters, who were rubber tappers, were said to have died five days before their bodies were found. — Bernama