Three injured after man on bike runs amok with parang

KOTA KINABALU: Three people were injured when a man ran amok and went on an attacking spree at an estate in Kinabatangan, on the east coast of Sabah.

The 27-year-old suspect, who was riding his motorcycle, had punched another motorcyclist in the ribs, causing the 42-year-old victim to fall off his bike. The suspect then snatched a parang on the victim's bike and fled.

He then lingered at a nearby housing estate and slashed the first person he saw, a 36-year-old labourer, before fleeing again, in the 6.30am incident Tuesday.

The suspect later crashed his motorcycle into another motorcyclist, causing the man to fall off the vehicle.

The victim, however, managed to run away before the suspect could further harm him.

It was until the suspect crashed into a tree that passers-by managed to stop him from hurting more people, and called the police.

Kinabatangan police chief Supt A. Sahak Rahmat said the man was arrested and was being interrogated.

"We are trying to find out why he ran amok," he added.

The first and third victims sustained bruises on their bodied while the second was treated for a 7cm slash wound on his back.