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PENAMPANG: A 43-year-old local man was found dead in front of a house in Kampung Nosoob Baru here at about 8.15am on Wednesday.

District Police Chief Supt Sammy Newton said the district police headquarters received a report on the discovery, and preliminary investigations found the man unconscious in front of the house garage before he was confirmed dead at the scene by medical personnel.

“There were no signs of a struggle, forced entry or criminal elements at the scene, and no suspicious external injuries were detected on the body,” he said in a statement, Wednesday.

He said the body was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu for a post-mortem to determine the cause of death.

“The case has been classified as sudden death pending the official post-mortem report,” he said, advising the public not to speculate and to cooperate with police if they have information related to the incident.