KUALA LUMPUR: The charred body of a 25-year-old woman was discovered following a fire at a book shop located in a school at Bandar Tun Razak.
Cheras OCPD Asst Comm Muhammad Idzam Jaafar said the victim was working at the school's bookshop during the incident at 6.18pm on Saturday (March 12).
"The body has been sent to Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre for post-mortem," he said when contacted on Sunday (March 13).
A man, in his 30s, has been detained to assist the investigation, which has been classified under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, he said.
"We are still investigating further to uncover what actually occurred," he said.
ACP Muhammad Idzam urged the public not to speculate on the incident and let the police investigate.
"Those with information can contact Cheras district police headquarters at 013-216 5881 or KL police hotline at 03-2146 0584/585 or any nearest police station.