A police photo showing the homemade shotguns seized from the suspects.
KUCHING (Feb 18): A 49-year-old man died after he was mistakenly shot while hunting with his brothers near Sungai Boyuh, Kampung Jugan in Bau around 11.45pm on Feb 16.
Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said that medical staff from the Bau Hospital reported the incident to the police.
“This led to the arrest of the deceased’s brothers aged 40 and 50 years old,” he said in a statement today.
During the arrest, the police also seized two homemade shotguns and their cartridges.
On the deceased’s fatal injuries, Poge revealed that 43 shotgun pellet wounds were found on the body.
“Most of the wounds were found on the deceased’s abdomen and chest. A few wounds were also spotted on his hands and thigh,” he added.
Poge added that a background check on the suspects revealed that both did not have any past criminal records.
The case is currently being investigated under Section 304A of the Penal Code.