Blind man found hanging from ceiling fan in his home

KOTA BARU: A blind man was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his home in Kampung Biluk near Banggu here last night.

District police chief, Assistant Commissioner Mohd Rosdi Daud said the body was discovered by a villager who later informed police.

He said following the report at 9.55pm, a police party was sent to the house and found the body.

“Initial investigations showed that the 33-year-old victim was classified as a Person With Disability after losing his eyesight in an accident in 2016.

“According to his wife, they had an argument on Sunday and she left their home to live with the victim’s grandmother in Kampung Pengkalan Datu near Sering.

“She was informed about the incident by her husband’s friend around 9pm yesterday,” he added.

He said the body was sent to the Raja Perempuan Zainab II hospital for a post-mortem.

Mohd Rosli said police were still investigating and have not ruled out anything yet.

NST