A 28-year-old man in Malaysia was killed by an unknown package left on his car, which exploded when he picked it up to hold it.
The Malaysian Police’s Ampang Jaya Division said in a statement that they received a call for help on 29 December at about 8.55pm.
Someone reported an explosion outside a restaurant in Pandan Indah.
The victim had found a package placed on his Toyota Corolla Altis, and when he picked it up to hold it, the package exploded.
He suffered injuries to his body and hands and was sent to Ampang Hospital by members of the public, where he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at about 9.45pm.
The police found traces of chemicals on the victim’s car after the explosion, resulting in the front part of the car catching fire.
Objects believed to be part of the explosive, including many knife fragments were found in the package, and the force of the explosion was so great that the man’s body was pierced by the knives, according to Sin Chew Daily News.
The police believe that it was a hit directed at the man and that the incident wasn’t random, although the motive for the killing is uncertain.
The Malaysian police are investigating the incident under murder.
The victim was a 38-year-old cook, Zhu Lingfeng, and his family came to the hospital to collect his body on 30 December, where they will bring him back to Penang for the funeral.