TAWAU: Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a man in Kampung Ranggu Cina, Mile 8, Jalan Apas, here.
Tawau District Police Chief ACP Jasmin Hussin said the 31-year-old suspect, a farm worker in the same village, was arrested around noon Monday, less than 24 hours after the incident on Sunday.
He said a team found the victim, 33, with cuts on the head and body, believed to have been inflicted with a machete inside a house, after receiving a report from the victim’s brother who came to Inanam Police Station in Kota Kinabalu at 11.30am on Sunday.
Jasmin said acting on the information, a team from the Criminal Investigation Division and Sri Indah Police Station were sent to the scene.
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“Preliminary investigations showed the motive behind the incident is a misunderstanding between the victim and the suspect’s family. Both of them know each other,” he said.
The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
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