The woman as she was found in a drain near KDCA in Penampang yesterday.
Paramedics and police attending to the victim before she was taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
PENAMPANG: An unidentified young woman, believed to be a rape victim, was found naked and unconscious in a drain near Dowish Restaurant and KadazaDdusun Cultural Association premises here yesterday.
It is said that a passer-by found the woman, believed in her 20s, lying in the drain around noon.
The victim, with bruises on her face, could be assaulted and gang-raped before being thrown into the drain.
District police chief DSP Rosley Hobden said the victim was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and was reported to be in stable condition.
“Her identity has not been established as she is still traumatized,” he said, adding that she was under doctors’ supervision.
“The victim needs some time to recover before we can proceed with our investigation,” he said, adding that the case was being investigated under Section 326 of the Penal Code.
Rosley urged the public not to make any speculation amid police investigation.
He also urged anyone with information on the incident to come forward to the nearest police station to assist them in their investigation.