Lahad Datu: Police are confident of solving the murder of a Timorese woman at the Lahad Datu Water Pump on Saturday following the arrest of a man, on Monday.District Police Chief, ACP Hamzah Ahmad said the man was detained in a building at Jalan Dam in a raid conducted by a police team from the Criminal Investigations Department. "A tip-off prompted the team to raid the premises during an Ops Cantas Khas swoop at about 10.15am.
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"The team found the man who went into hiding at the premises following the incident," he said. Hamzah said the man claimed that frequent scolding from the woman had prompted him to kill her.
A blood stained trousers and clothes believed to have been worn by the man during the incident have also been recovered. Hamzah said the investigations are still being done under Section 302 for murder.