Son and wife go visiting to find mother dead at home

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Policemen carrying the body of Lim (inside the body bag) to a police truck, to be taken to Miri Hospital morgue for a post-mortem.

MIRI: A woman was found dead on her bed in her single-storey terrace house in Riam on Saturday.

The grim discovery was made around 4pm by the deceased’s son and her daughter-in-law who went visiting her that day.

The deceased has been identified as Lim Gueh Eng, 61.

According to sources, she was the lone occupant of the house.

Miri deputy police chief Supt Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, when contacted on Sunday, said the case has been classified as sudden death.

It was believed that Lim has been dead for several days, before the discovery made on Saturday.

“No foul play was involved,” said Stanley.

The body was brought to Miri hospital morgue for post-mortem.