While police have yet to confirm the identity of the deceased, the location and timing of the discovery have raised questions about a possible connection.
KUALA LUMPUR – The case of a missing British man last seen in Bangsar has drawn fresh attention after a body, believed to be that of a foreign national, was discovered at a nearby construction site on June 4.
While police have yet to confirm the identity of the deceased, the location and timing of the discovery have raised questions about a possible connection.
Jordan Johnson-Doyle, 25, had been travelling solo across Southeast Asia before his disappearance.
He was last seen in the Bangsar area on May 27 and was reported missing after his family could not contact him.
His phone had gone silent and his typically active social media accounts showed no updates, prompting concern.
On June 2, his father lodged a missing person’s report at the Brickfields District Police Headquarters.
Following the report, Brickfields police initiated a search operation.
On June 4, at around 4pm, 30 officers were deployed to a construction site along Lorong Maarof, Bangsar.
An hour later, police discovered the body of a man lying face down in a lower-level lift shaft at the site.
Parts of the man's clothing were reportedly partially removed.
Brickfields District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood described the location as secluded and difficult to access.
“At 5pm (yesterday), a body was found. However, I want to emphasise that we have not yet been able to identify the body as the process (of identification) will take some time.
"The location where the body was found was quite secluded and in an area that was difficult to access.
"So, I urge all parties not to speculate whether it is related to the reported missing person or otherwise," he told reporters when met at the scene last night.
The case has been classified as a sudden death report (SDR) and the cause of death remains under investigation.
The body was retrieved at around 9.30pm last night and sent to the University Malaya Medical Centre (PPUM) for post-mortem and forensic identification.
Today, police confirmed that the post-mortem was being carried out and that Johnson-Doyle’s family had arrived in Malaysia to assist in the identification process.
A formal statement on the results of the post-mortem is expected once the procedure is completed.
At press time, police have not confirmed the identity of the deceased and investigations into both the disappearance and the body found at the site remain ongoing.
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