Foreigner found dead at lover's house in Kulim

A Nepalese man was found dead, believed to have been stabbed, at the house of his married lover in Taman Bersatu here early today.

Kulim district police chief Supt Abdullah Arshad said the body of the victim, identified as Kamal Singh, 27, was found lying face down in a room of the terrace house by one of the woman's family members at about 4am.

"The family member has lodged a report with the police, who rushed to the scene and found the victim in a pool of blood due stab wounds on his left chest, believed to be caused by a sharp weapon," he said when contacted here today.

He said initial investigation revealed the victim was a co-worker of the woman, aged 37, at a factory here.

He said the body had been sent to the Kulim hospital for post-mortem while the police were also tracking down the suspects, including the woman's 18-year-old son.