KUCHING: Miri police are seeking public assistance to identify a man whose body was found on the shoreline near Kampung Bakam yesterday.
Miri police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the man, believed to be between 30 and 40 years old, had no identification documents on him.
“Initial checks revealed the body had tattoos on the left arm, right arm and back.
“The man was confirmed dead by a medical assistant,” he said in a statement today.
He said the body has been sent to the Miri Hospital Forensic Department for a post-mortem, adding that the case is being investigated as a sudden death.
Those with missing family members are urged to contact Tanjung Lobang Police Station chief Sergeant Malina Kilat at 011-1201 7034, Tanjung Lobang Police Station at 085-437 290, or proceed to the nearest police station to assist with identification.
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