LAHAD DATU, Sept 25 — Police arrested a male suspect linked to the murder of a boy at the Felda Sahabat 30 housing estate near here on Saturday.
District police chief ACP Rohan Shah Ahmad said the 33-year-old man was arrested with the help of the Felda Auxiliary Police team at Ladang FGV PM Sahabat 41 block area at 7am today.
“The suspect then revealed the location of a machete believed to have been used by him during the incident. The 23-inch machete was recovered in the roadside bush,” he said in a statement.
Rohan Shah said the police will apply for a remand order against the suspect today in order to complete the investigation of the case.
On Saturday, the media reported that an 11-year-old boy was found dead with slash wounds on his head and neck, in addition to a severed left hand, believed to have been attacked by a male friend of the victim’s stepfather.
— Bernama
