24-07-2025
Skeletal remains found in home of late ex-Perak assemblyman
Hilir Perak police chief Bakri Zainal Abidin said policemen found a pet dog, which was still alive, and the victim's personal belongings in the house. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA : Skeletal remains were found in the family home of former Pasir Bedamar assemblyman Wah Keng Jooi on Saturday, believed to be those of the late MCA man's youngest son.
Hilir Perak police chief Bakri Zainal Abidin said a police report was lodged at about 2.25pm on Saturday by a 78-year-old man who had gone to the wooden house to visit his younger brother, who stayed there on his own.
'When he arrived at the house, he noticed a foul smell. He tried but failed to find his younger brother, and could not go upstairs as the wooden staircase had decayed,' he said, according to Sinar Harian.
Bakri said an investigation led to the discovery of the skeletal remains. Also at the house was a pet dog, which was still alive, along with the victim's personal belongings.
The remains were sent to Teluk Intan Hospital for an autopsy, and the case has been classified as sudden death.
Wah was Pasir Bedamar's first assemblyman, serving in the post from 1959 to 1964.
