Man shot during hunting trip in Batu Caves, Selangor; body later found abandoned in Perak
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IPOH - A 43-year-old man was shot during a hunting trip in Batu Caves, Selangor, and his body was later found by the roadside in Kampung Selamat, Semanggol, in Perak.
Perak police chief Noor Hisam Nordin said the victim, who had three gunshot wounds in his back, was confirmed dead by a health officer from the Semanggol Health Clinic after police were alerted to the case around 3.55am on Sept 29.
A post-mortem will be conducted on Oct 1 at Taiping Hospital in Perak.
Datuk Noor Hisam said investigations revealed that one of the suspects had mistakenly shot the victim,, thinking he was an animal, while hunting with two others on the night of Sept 28.
“The group then transported the victim to Semanggol in a car before leaving his body by an unpaved road,” he added.
Three men, aged 32 to 36, who are believed to be involved in the case were arrested on Sept 29, said Mr Noor Hisham – two in Kampung Selamat and one in Batu Caves.
“One of them is believed to be related to the victim,” he said in a statement on Sept 30.
He that the police also seized three vehicles, two homemade shotguns, 11 rounds of 12-bore ammunition, and four mobile phones.
Mr Noor Hisam said the three suspects have been remanded for seven days until Oct 6 for investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
He said the police are still tracking down another suspect. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
