Police discovered a woman's body inside a suitcase at a rented apartment in Taman Impian Indah, Kajang, Selangor on June 28 after neighbors were alerted by a foul smell from the unit [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]. The landlord, unable to contact the tenants, checked the apartment in the afternoon or early evening and uncovered the body [3, 5, 7]. He described the unit as filthy, stained with sewage and emitting a strong odor. He said, "There was a large cardboard box in the corner of the living room filled with clothes and fabric, and sewage was leaking from it. I saw that the suitcase was swollen and difficult to open. Out of fear, I contacted the police for assistance" [7].
The apartment had been rented since February 2026 to a foreign couple, reportedly including a Nepalese woman, though the victim's identity has not been confirmed due to lack of identification [3, 8, 9, 5, 6, 10, 1, 4]. Authorities report no dismemberment; the victim died from slash wounds to the head, according to a post-mortem completed at Kajang Hospital on the evening of June 29 [1, 8, 9, 6, 10]. Assistant Commissioner Naazron Abdul Yusof, Kajang district police chief, said, "No parts of the victim’s body were dismembered or severed" [1].
Neighbours said they had not witnessed any prior serious crimes or disturbances linked to the tenants, who were not well known in the community [4]. Police described the apartment as being in poor condition, with sewage stains and a strong stench indicative of neglect [3, 5, 7].
The police are investigating the case as murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty or 30 to 40 years imprisonment plus a minimum 12 strokes of the cane upon conviction [1, 3, 5, 6, 7]. Police received the initial report of the body discovery at 8:37 p.m. on June 28 [1, 3, 5, 7].
Authorities urged anyone with information or related missing persons cases to contact the investigating officer, Assistant Superintendent Nur Ayuni Aziz [3, 5, 6, 7, 10]. Police publicly confirmed these details on June 30 [1, 6, 7, 10].
