Woman wearing hospital gown found dead inside car in Malacca
A 69-year-old woman was found dead inside a car in Ayer Keroh, Malacca, Malaysia, on Sunday (4 Oct).
Having just been discharged from the hospital, she was wearing a hospital gown and had her left arm in a sling.
According to local media reports, she had refused to get out of the vehicle after arriving home from the hospital.
Neighbour found woman unconscious inside car
Melaka Tengah police chief Assistant Commissioner Halim Abas said they received a report at 4.52pm regarding an unconscious woman inside a car in a neighbourhood parking lot.
Upon arrival, responders discovered a woman in the front passenger seat, with one leg sticking out of the vehicle. Notably, both of the car’s front doors were open.
Source: China Press
An investigation revealed that a neighbour had first noticed the car with its doors open at 3.30pm. He also saw the woman’s leg stretched out of the vehicle.
When the neighbour returned outside 30 minutes later, nothing had changed.
“Upon checking, he found the woman unconscious and contacted the authorities,” said Mr Halim.
Woman allegedly refused to get out of car
According to Malay Mail, Mr Halim revealed that the deceased had just received treatment for a fractured left shoulder after she fell at home.
At 1.50 pm on Sunday, her son received a call from Melaka Hospital asking him to pick her up.
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“She was wearing hospital clothes as she had no spare clothes,” the police chief said.
The hospital also confirmed that the deceased had just been discharged and was sent home in her hospital gown since she had no change of clothes, New Straits Times reported.
The son picked up his mother in the car, but she reportedly refused to get out of the vehicle when they arrived at the parking lot at 2.50pm.
Her son then left her in the vehicle and went inside the house. The police chief also shared that the deceased had a history of diabetes.
An initial examination of her body found no suspicious injuries or criminal elements, and the case has been classified as sudden death.
It was also scheduled for autopsy at the Forensic Medicine Department of Melaka Hospital on Monday (5 Oct).
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