Riyadh: A Saudi national was found dead in a rented flat in Rasheed district in Casablanca. People living in the same residential building alerted the police after foul smell started to come out of the flat. The police broke the door open and discovered the decomposed body of the man who was lying on a sofa with heart medication nearby. The Moroccan security authorities transferred the corpse to the hospital for a post mortem and launched an inquiry.
The Saudi Embassy in Morocco has been informed about the incident. Moroccan Arabic newspaper 'Al-Sabah' reported that the man, aged 41, is a diplomat who married a native girl from the same district before divorcing her.