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One of five suspects arrested over helmet attack on 23-year-old in Sabah

POLICE arrests one of five suspects wanted over an attack in which a 23-year-old man was severely injured after being beaten and kicked, including with a helmet, in Inanam, Kota Kinabalu. The 29-year-old suspect was arrested in Kampung Melalin, Tuara...

Police have arrested one of five suspects accused of assaulting a 23-year-old man in Inanam, Kota Kinabalu, with severe injuries, including being beaten, kicked, and struck with a helmet. The suspect was apprehended in Kampung Melalin, Tuaran, around 12.45am today. The arrest came after the victim's mother reported the incident to the police at 5.48pm yesterday.

The Kota Kinabalu police chief, Assistant Commissioner Shahrudin Mat Husain, stated that legal action would be taken against all those found involved in the attack, which is being investigated under Sections 324 and 148 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt using weapons and rioting with a deadly weapon. Further efforts to locate the remaining suspects are underway.

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