Source: Asia One

A horrible crime has been discovered in Kampung Gajah.A man was found slaughtered and drowned in a savage way with his throat slit and his leg tied to a motorcycle as weight and dumped into a river near Sungai Galah in Kampung Gajah.

Perak Tengah OCPD Superintendent Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said the man, believed to be in his 30s and 40s, was also found to have two injury marks at the back of his head.

“We received a call from the public about the discovery of the rotting body on Tuesday (Dec 18) at about 6pm.

“When a team of policemen reached there, we found that the body was caught on a tree branch with his face on the river surface,” he said in a statement on Wednesday (Dec 19).

Supt Mohamad said the victim is believed to have died about two days ago.

“The body has become bloated, and he was only wearing a pair of jeans.

He said the matter has been classified as murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

“After he was killed, the motorcycle was used as a heavy weight to drag him down to the bottom of the river.

“I urged those who are missing a kin or with information about the matter to come forward to investigating officer Asst Supt Mohamad Jazlan Sharif at the Perak Tengah district police station,” he said.