SEPANG: A drunken brawl between factory workers is believed to have led to the death of foreign man here on Friday.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said they were alerted by a medical officer at the Cyberjaya Hospital on Friday.
"The medical officer called us at around 9.40am and informed us that a foreign man had been brought to the hospital in an unconscious state with head and hand injuries.
"The 30-year-old victim was pronounced dead shortly after," he said in a statement today.
He said checks revealed that the victim was found bloodied near the cabin he stayed at within the grounds of a factory at Pulau Meranti.
"Following the incident, police arrested eight men following raids at Kampung Pulau Meranti and Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh.
"The eight suspects are between 30 and 45 years old.
"We also seized a wooden stick which is believed to have been used to hit the victim," he said, adding that the case has been classified as murder.
Anyone with information on the case can contact the Selangor police hotline at 03-2052 9999.