‘Datuk’ suspect in Bill Kayong murder believed to be in Australia

A policeman at the crime scene where Kayong (inset) was shot dead inside his pick-up truck in Senadin.

KUCHING: Police have confirmed that a suspect with the title of ‘Datuk’, who is being hunted for the killing of the Miri PKR branch secretary Bill Kayong, is believed to be in Australia.

Sarawak CID chief SAC Dev Kumar M.M. Sree Shunmugam said the suspect fled abroad on June 23, two days after the incident.