Police investigating into the murder at Kampung Balibata in Beaufort.
BEAUFORT (Nov 22): A foreign man was found murdered in a bush at Kampung Balibata here early yesterday morning.
Beaufort police chief Superintendent Wong Leong Meng said the Filipino in his 30s and without any valid documents, was found in a pool of blood with injuries on his head and hand.
A manhunt was immediately mounted and about 12 hours later, police arrested a 70-year-old Filipino man near Kampung Balibata around 2.30pm the same day.
Wong said the initial police investigation believed the motive of the murder was revenge but a thorough investigation is still being carried out.
The murder weapon was also found at the scene, said Wong, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
