Murder suspect about to flee held

KOTA KINABALU: A 30-year-old mur­der suspect was arrested just as he was about to escape to an island not far from the Tawau district here.

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib said the man, believed to be linked to the murder on Monday of a 26-year-old plantation worker, was arrested at about 1.30pm on Thurs­day.

“The suspect, believed to be a plantation worker in Tawau, will be remanded for two weeks,” he said.