The dead body of a man was recovered earlier on Friday at around 1015CET the police said in a statement.
The body of a 55-year-old man, hailing from Bormla, was found in a private residence in Zachary Street, Valletta at around 1015CET Friday. The cause of death is as yet unknown and will be determined only after an autopsy is conducted.
Magistrate Silvio Meli is heading an inquiry and has appointed a number of experts to help him in the inquiry.
Further investigations are underway.