Lecturer found dead at rented house in Jerteh

2026-03-10 - 10:24

Besut police chief Rozaime Rahim said initial investigations suggested lecturer Tajul Afif Abdullah had been dead for more than 24 hours. PETALING JAYA: A lecturer at Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin’s (UniSZA) Besut campus was found dead at his rented home in Kampung Gelam Emas, Jerteh, this morning. Tajul Afif Abdullah, 49, was discovered at 9.38am after colleagues became concerned when he failed to report for work the previous day. Policemen and personnel from the fire and rescue department had to force his door open as it was locked from the inside, reported Bernama. Besut police chief Rozaime Rahim said initial investigations suggested the lecturer had been dead for more than 24 hours. He confirmed that post-mortem results and investigations found no signs of foul play. Tajul, a lecturer at the campus’s bioresources and food industry faculty, had a history of heart disease.