Police: Two Singaporeans found dead in KL homestay are married couple
He said police believe the couple took their own lives.
"They used a grill, sealed the room and were later found dead inside. The family has been informed," he said after the Safe City programme at the Seri Desa Rejang People's Housing Project today.
On May 16, police said a guesthouse employee found the bodies of a 43-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman after making a check when the two could not be contacted.
They were found in a room where all ventilation openings on the doors and windows were sealed with tape and garbage bags.
Police said preliminary investigations found no external injuries on the bodies and no signs of foul play.
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