Police have detained four individuals, including two women, to assist in the murder probe after dismembered body parts were found in Manggatal
KOTA KINABALU: Police have detained four individuals to assist in the investigation of a murder following the discovery of dismembered human body parts.
The body parts were found in a rubbish disposal area in Indah Permai, Manggatal at 7 am on Thursday.
Acting Kota Kinabalu district police chief Syed Lot Syed Ab Rahman said the first suspect, a 71-year-old local man, was detained at the emergency unit of the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital on the day of the incident.
Another local man, aged 19, was arrested on the same night in the Sepanggar area.
“Today, two more arrests were made involving two local women, aged 29 and 21, in the Sepanggar and Inanam areas,” he said in a statement.
Syed Lot said the two women are the children of the main suspect and were detained to assist in the investigation regarding their roles and knowledge related to the incident.
Police also confiscated several items, including handphones, clothes, a pair of gloves, a machete measuring approximately 27 inches and a Nissan X-Trail vehicle.
The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
