{
  "id": 1971022,
  "title": "Body found in suitcase may be of foreigner, say Kuala Kangsar police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/body-found-in-suitcase-may-be-of-foreigner-say-kuala-kangsar-police",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T15:56:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1514790/body-found-suitcase-may-be-foreigner-say-kuala-kangsar-police"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA KANGSAR: Police in Malaysia suspect that a woman found dead in a suitcase may be a foreigner, a law enforcement official said Friday. Assistant Commissioner Heisham Harun, the district police chief, made the remark based on the absence of a BCG vaccination scar on the unidentified female victim. He also stated that a fingerprint check with the National Registration Department in Perak did not yield any matches. A post-mortem examination was carried out at Taiping Hospital, with a dental examination suggesting the victim was in her 30s. The woman, standing at approximately 154 centimeters and weighing around 48 kilograms, had a medium-dark complexion and shoulder-length black hair. She was found fully dressed in a black-and-white striped long-sleeved shirt, black jeans, and earrings. Police have classified the case as murder. The body was discovered on August 14 when authorities were alerted to the presence of a body in a suitcase near Sungai Perak and the Lembah jetty. Heisham encouraged anyone with information on the woman or a missing family member connected to Kuala Kangsar police report No. 4211/26 to come forward. Those with information can contact Assistant Superintendent Mohamad Fadhil Ab Wahab, the investigating officer from the district police headquarters Criminal Investigation Department at 019-727 2033, or the Kuala Kangsar police headquarters operations room at 05-776 2222.",
  "summary": "KUALA KANGSAR: Police believe that the unidentified woman, whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase in Sungai Perak here last Friday, may be a foreigner.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}