Man killed in Lahad Datu by machete-wielding man


KOTA KINABALU: A 28-year-old man was killed after a machete-wielding man attacked him at about 1.50am on Sunday in Lahad Datu.

The victim – an Indonesian – was riding riding pillion on a motorcycle to Lahad Datu Town with a friend when the suspect stopped him and proceeded to hack at the victim’s chest and neck with a machete. 

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Sabah , crime , police , Lahad Datu , machete

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