JOHOR BARU, June 18 -- Police are seeking the assistance of the National Registration Department (NRD) to locate the next-of-kin of teacher Lo Kwan Fong, whose decomposed body was discovered at her home in Skudai last Thursday.

Iskandar Puteri police chief Assistant Commissioner M. Kumarasan said efforts are underway to identify and contact any of Lo's known family members to expedite the process of claiming her remains, currently held at Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA).

"So far, the victim's remains are still at HSA, and no family members have come forward to claim them.

"There was a school that approached the authorities to claim the remains, but we did not release them. Priority is given to the next-of-kin first," he told reporters w...