An unidentified woman was found slashed to death at a jetty near a steel factory here this morning.

Workers at the Megasteel Factory stumbled upon the body at 10.27am and alerted the police.

The body was sent to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang.

Kuala Langat police chief, Supt Azman Abd Razak said initial investigations revealed the victim, a local in her 40's succumbed to slash wounds on the face in the last 24 hours.

He said there was no identification document on the body, adding that the case has been classified as murder.

Those with missing relatives or friends can contact the police or hospital mortuary to facilitate investigations.