KUCHING: Police have arrested five male suspects in connection with the murder of a man, who was found dead inside a ditch near the Sarawak Tropical Peat Research Institute on Monday (July 15).
Kota Samarahan police chief DSP Lee Chong Chern believes that with the arrest of the five men, police would be able to solve the case in due time.
“However, investigations are still on-going,” he said, but declined to furnish more details of the case when contacted yesterday.
It is also believed that the victim was an Indonesian, following the identification of the body by his foster family.
It is said that the victim, in his 20s, was raised by the family in Landeh.
In a statement made on Monday, Lee said the man was found dead inside a ditch near the institute – with his hands tied behind his back.
There were also wounds under his right eye, chin, neck and jaw.
Initial investigations revealed that the man could have been dead between six and eight hours prior to the discovery of the body by a member of the public.
The case has since been classified under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.