Estate supervisor found dead with stab wounds by roadside 10 Mar 2021 / 18:46 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
TAWAU: An estate supervisor was found dead by the roadside near an oil palm plantation at Batu 12, Jalan Sin Onn Tiku here, yesterday, believed to have been killed by a co-worker with mental illness.
Tawau district police chief ACP Peter Umbuas said the victim, a 57-year-old Indonesian man had four stab wounds, three on his head and one on his back.
He said in the 1pm incident the victim was attacked by the 31-year-old male suspect with a machete while they were travelling on a motorcycle.
Published on: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
By: Lagatah Toyos
Credit: nst.com.my
TAWAU: A man was seriously injured after his four-wheel drive skidded into a ditch due to a pothole at Mile 7 Jalan Apas at 5.50pm on Saturday.
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Tawau district police chief ACP Peter Umbuas said the victim was believed heading to Tawau town from Bandar Sri Indah (BSI) when he lost control of the vehicle after encountering the pothole that was filled with water.
Initial investigation at the scene found that the accident occurred during heavy rain which caused the victim to slip to the road divider and overturn into the ditch on the opposite lane.