Pasma revealed that the family was thought to have died three weeks before they were found. But they did not die simultaneously because each body had different stage of decomposition.
The case is being investigated and the Kramat Jati Police Hospital had not been able to confirm the main cause of death. “The National Police Hospital is conducting further examination on their organs to determine the exact cause of death,” he said.
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The bodies were discovered after neighbours smelled foul odour from inside the house. They then reported to the police before breaking into the house and shocked by the grim discovery of four dead, desiccated bodies in three different rooms. (un)