LABUAN: A vegetable seller ended up dead after trying to collect a RM500 debt from a friend yesterday.
The victim identified as Yahudin Sahib, 54, from Indonesia was found lying face down with wounds on his face after being hit with a hard object.
It was learnt that the victim had gone to meet his friend at a house in Kampung Tanjung Aru here to collect the debt and a heated argument ensued.
Labuan police chief Superintendant Adzhar Othman said the incident occurred at 2pm when the suspect’s neighbour heard the commotion and someone screaming in pain.
“At 8.40pm, the neighbour went to inspect the house and had peeked through a window where he saw an injured man lying face down on the floor.
“The victim was not moving and there was blood coming out from his mouth,” he said, adding police were immediately alerted.
He said police believed the victim was hit on the face with a hard object.
Police managed to track down the victim’s friend, who is a fisherman, and arrested him to facilitate investigation.
The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.