Seberang Perai Utara police chief Anuar Abdul Rahman said they had arrested a man believed to have assaulted the victim.

Anuar said police were informed of the man’s death by Seberang Jaya Hospital, where he was being treated, Bernama reported.

The man, who was homeless and did not have any identification document on him, was believed to be in his 60s.

“A post-mortem revealed that the cause of death was coronary heart disease. The victim also sustained fractured ribs on the left side of his body,” he was quoted as saying.

He said the suspect, who was being investigated for voluntarily causing grievous hurt, tested positive for drugs.