BODY OF NAKED WOMAN FOUND AT RIVER

NAKED.....Fire and Rescue Services personnel retrieving the body from the river.

KOTA KINABALU: The body of a naked woman was found entangled on tree branches at Moyog River in Kampung Kodundungan along Jalan Terawih here yesterday.

The victim, who was in her 20s, was believed to have died three to four days ago.

Samual Abota, 40, who found the body, said he was setting up his trawl net to fish around 10am when he spotted the body, which he initially thought was an animal corpse.

However, he soon was shocked to find that the corpse was a female body.

Samual immediately rushed home and informed his neighbours, who subsequently contacted the police.

He said the body had probably been there three to four days ago as he did not encounter the body nor smell any odour when he went fishing a week ago.

He added that the body could have drifted from other places to Kampung Kodundungan.

Meanwhile, Penampang Police Chief, Deputy Superintendent Ratan Kumar Singh said the case was being investigated under sudden death.

He said the police were still awaiting the post-mortem report to determine the cause of death.

The body has been sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for a post-mortem.

Families who have missing member are urged to come forward to the Penampang police station to assist in the investigation. (BP)