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.
“They managed to apprehend the suspect and find the machete believed used in the crime.
“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.
