Local man hacked to death by illegal

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LAHAD DATU: A local man was killed, believed hacked to death by an illegal immigrant at Batu 2, Kampung Durian, on Tuesday.

District police chief Assistant Commissioner of Police Hamzah Ahmad when contacted yesterday said the victim was identified as Hairil Adain, 20.

Hamzah said police received information from a man saying that his brother-in-law, who was having a mental problem, was involved in a fight at Batu 2, Kampung Durian at about 5pm.

“A team of police rushed to the scene and upon arrival, the team later found the victim lying near a bicycle.

“Upon inspection on the body, the team found a wound on the victim’s head, near his right ear, and another wound on his neck,” he said.

According to Hamzah, initial investigation found the incident stemmed from a misunderstanding between the suspect and the victim.

Hamzah said they had also seized a machete believed used in the incident and the suspect was now in their custody after he surrendered himself the same day.

He added that further investigation was still ongoing under Section 302 of the Penal Code.