30-04-2025
Held – foreigner on rampage with a machete
Published on: Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Published on: Wed, Apr 30, 2025
By: Winnie Kasmir Text Size: The suspect aged 27 was apprehended and a 70cm-long machete, including the handle, was seized. - Sandakan PDRM photo. SANDAKAN: Police arrested a foreigner who went on a rampage while armed with a machete in the Bandar Indah area on Monday. Sandakan District Police Chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said a team from the MPV and URB patrol units of the Sandakan District Police Headquarters responded to information received at around 11am, reporting a man behaving aggressively at the location. He said the suspect aged 27 was apprehended and a 70cm-long machete, including the handle, was seized. The suspect has been remanded, and the case is being investigated under Section 6(1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958, as well as Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, he said. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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