KOTA KINABALU: Four suspects have been detained in the murder case where dismembered human body parts were found in a rubbish dump in Indah Permai, Manggatal here.
Acting Kota Kinabalu police chief Supt Syed Lot Syed Ab Rahman said the first suspect, a 71-year-old local man, was detained at the emergency unit of the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital on Thursday (Feb 12).
He said another local man, aged 19, was arrested the same night in Sepanggar.
"Two local women, aged 29 and 21, were arrested today in Sepanggar and Inanam," he said in a statement on Sunday (Feb 15).
Supt Syed Lot said the two women were the children of the main suspect.
He said police also confiscated several items including handphones, clothes, a pair of gloves, a parang measuring about 69cm and a pickup truck.
The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder. – Bernama
