Girl, 16, found unconscious with neck injuries in Penampang house toilet, cops searching for man in his 30s

PENAMPANG, May 7 — A foreign teenage girl was found with critical injuries in the toilet of a house in Kampung Tuntuluk here this afternoon.

Penampang Police Chief Supt Sammy Newton said the 16-year-old victim was found unconscious with severe injuries to her neck.

“The victim was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu and is currently receiving treatment. Police are tracking down a male suspect in his 30s to assist in the investigation,” he said when contacted today.

Sammy urged members of the public with information regarding the incident to contact the Senior Investigating Officer of the Penampang District Police Headquarters Criminal Investigation Division, ASP Hairie Awang Akub, at 016-8032849.

Earlier, an 18-second video went viral on social media, showing police vehicles at the house where the incident allegedly occurred. — Bernama