Police personnel seen carrying the body of the Indonesian national out of the hotel room.
MIRI: A woman was found dead on Saturday afternoon in a budget hotel room at Rice Mill Road, grotesquely sitting at the edge of a bed by a female cleaner, which police have classified as sudden death.
The cleaner immediately sounded the alarm on her discovery around 12pm.
According to sources, the cleaner had knocked on the door of the deceased’s room for routine cleaning.
When her knock went unanswered, the cleaner used a spare key — leading to the shocking find.
On unlocking the door, the 52-year-old cleaner saw a woman sitting motionless at the edge of the bed.
She approached the body which was in sitting repose, which she then felt to be cold and stiff.
The cleaner ran helter-skelter downstairs to tell the hotel staff.
The deceased has been identified as Yenni Safetri, a 44-year-old Indonesian woman.
Initial investigation revealed no physical injuries found on her body.
Miri police chief ACP Gan Tian Kee, when contacted, confirmed receiving a report.
“The case is being investigated as sudden death,” he said.
He said probable cause of death was believed to be a drug overdose (OD), as police found a small black bag containing several packets of drugs believed to be Syabu (crystal meth) and drug paraphernalia.
The deceased was clad only in a T-shirt when the body was found.
According to sources, the woman had checked into the budget hotel on Friday evening around 7pm, with a man seen with her at the time.