KUCHING: A 40-year-old man was fatally shot during a hunting trip in Sri Aman recently after his friend mistook him for a wild boar, The Borneo Post reported.
Sri Aman police chief Supt Dennis Bunyam said the incident occurred around 5.30pm in the jungles of Sungai Dor, Melugu, on Sunday, when the 46-year-old suspect fired a shotgun at what he believed was game.
The victim, who sustained a gunshot wound to the head, was pronounced dead at the scene by a responding medical team.
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The case is being probed under Section 304A of the Penal Code for death by negligence and the Arms Act 1960, with authorities urging the public to follow firearm regulations and secure proper hunting permits.
