Police Are Investigating The Case Of The Discovery Of A Body In The Sivik Lauik Gorge

The discovery of a corpse in the Sitinjau Lauik area on Monday (14/10). (ANTARA/FathulAbdi)

PADANG - The Lubuk Kilangan Sector Police, Padang, West Sumatra (West Sumatra) conducted an investigation into the case of the discovery of a corpse inside the ravine of the Sitinjak Lauik area.

"An investigation will be carried out on this incident, while the victim has been taken to the Bhayangkara Hospital of the West Sumatra Police," said Luki Police Chief Kompol Sosmedya as reported by ANTARA, Monday, October 14.

He said that until now the identity of the male corpse was not yet known, because no identification of the victim was obtained from the location.

According to him, the identification team from the Padang Police Inafis Unit was also assigned to investigate the case of the discovery of the corpse.

For the time being, data obtained by the police shows that the male victim is about 40 years old.

Sosmedya said that the victim was found dead in the Sitinjau Lauik area, precisely near the cliff of Kelok Lawuak, Padang at around 13.30 WIB.

The victim was found in a ravine more than 20 meters deep in a rotting state and wrapped in a red cloth.

"After receiving information from the public, we went directly to the location and had examined the testimony of the witnesses needed," he explained.

He said there was no conclusion that could be conveyed regarding the discovery of the corpse, because the investigation is still ongoing.