Saturday 14 December 2013

Foreigner hacked wife to death in Lahad Datu

LAHAD DATU: Police have arrested a plantation worker for striking his wife on the head with a machete.

The woman, known as Kasmawati Salang, 30, died while on the way to the hospital.

Police said in the incident at Ladang Felda Sahabat 52 in Tambisan here yesterday, the 35-year-old suspect took a machete and hacked his wife after suspecting that she was having an affair with another man, also a plantation worker.

District police chief Supt Shamsudin Mat said a police team rushed to plantation after receiving a report on the incident from members of the public.

The suspect was arrested at the scene but the murder weapon has yet to be found.

He said initial investigation showed that the motive of the fatal attack was jealousy.

Both are foreigners and the suspect is being detained under Section 302 of the Penal Code for further investigation.

Meanwhile Shamsudin urged members of the public who have information on the incident to contact the police.


The New Sabah Times

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