KOTA KINABALU: A machete-wielding assailant attacked and killed two men in their 50s in Sabah’s east coast Semporna district.
One of the victims was involved in a brawl with a 29-year-old man near Ladang Pinang in Kalumpang in the 4.30pm incident on Sunday (June 26) due to a misunderstanding.
The second man then stepped in to break up the fight and was then attacked.
Both men died due to serious injuries to their necks, hands and heads following the attack by the suspect.
Semporna police chief Supt Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah confirmed the incident, adding they received a call about the matter at 6.21pm.
He said the 29-year-old suspect had already been apprehended by villagers when police arrived at the oil palm estate.
“The suspect has been brought to the Semporna police headquarters for further investigations,” he said, adding that the case is being probed under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
He said police had also found the weapon believed to have been used by the man in the attack. The suspect has been remanded until July 3.
Supt Mohd Farhan said the bodies of both victims were sent to the Tawau district hospital for a post-mortem.
