A 25-year-old man was found dead in a pool of blood on the ground floor of a hotel in Bayan Lepas on Sunday morning, believed to have fallen from the balcony of his room on the 23rd floor.
Northeast District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the victim, a local man from Bayan Lepas, was discovered by a hotel employee at around 6.40am.
Police received information about the incident at 7.13am.
“Investigations found that the victim was suspected to have fallen from the balcony of his room on the hotel’s 23rd floor. Forensic examinations at the scene and on the victim’s body found no elements of criminal activity,” he said in a statement on Sunday night.
A post-mortem examination conducted by a forensic medical specialist at Penang Hospital found that the victim had sustained severe injuries to his legs, body and head as a result of the fall.
The case has been classified as sudden death, and a Sudden Death Report (LMM) has been opened for further investigation.
