POLICE in George Town are investigating the death of a 21-year-old female university student who was found lying dead below her hostel block in Jalan Bukit Gambir, Gelugor, this morning.
Northeast district police chief ACP Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the university alerted police at 8.40am after the student, who lived in the hostel, was found by a cleaner at about 7.25am.
“She was found lying on her back below the hostel block and was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Initial investigations at the scene found no apparent signs of criminal activity, although an examination of her body revealed several external injuries,” he said in a statement today.
The body was sent to the forensic department of Penang Hospital for a post-mortem examination to help establish the cause of death.
Police have opened a sudden death report and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. - October 15, 2026