KUALA LUMPUR: The body of a half-naked elderly woman was found in a lift shaft at Block 11 of the Sri Selangor Flats in Jalan San Peng here today.
The woman identified only as Gaurima, 62, was a sweeper at the flats. Her body was found after residents complained of a stench emanating from the lift shaft.
A resident who did not wish to be named said a Rela member found her body in a decomposed state and a leg fracctured.
A police spokesman when contacted by Bernama said the case had been classified as sudden death pending a post-mortem.
Meanwhile, a cousin of the woman who identified the body said her sister had told him she had been missing for three days.
Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue assistant director of operations Azizan Ismail said firemen took about 10 minutes to retrieve the body after being alerted on the case. — BERNAMA