KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 -- A foul smell that persisted for four days after residents returned from Hari Raya Aidiladha celebrations led to the discovery of an elderly woman's body in a house in Ampang yesterday.

According to Sinar Harian, neighbours traced the strong odour to a two-storey terraced house, where the body of the 76-year-old woman was found at 6.26pm.

A neighbour, who wished to be known only as Along, 34, said the smell was first noticed on Monday, shortly after he returned to Kuala Lumpur from his hometown.

"My house and my father's are next to the victim's. I wasn't the only one who noticed the smell - other neighbours mentioned it too.

"They also said the woman's son hadn't been seen returning home. At first, we thought ...