Sungai Bakap Hospital seeks patient's next-of-kin

GEORGE TOWN: Sungai Bakap Hospital (HSB) is looking for family members or next-of-kin of a senior citizen who died in the hospital two days ago.

The hospital spokesman, in a statement today, said that the man, Gulam Aziz, 65, died at 6.29 am on Saturday from nose cancer.

"His last known address is 525, Lebuh Chulia in George Town, but a check by the police at the address found no one living there,'' he said.

Relatives of the deceased or members of the public who have information can contact the HSB Forensics Unit at 04-582 4333 (extn 204) to make arrangements to claim the body.

-- BERNAMA