ANOTHER MAN FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL ROOM

KOTA KINABALU: A local man was found dead inside a budget hotel room in Kampung Air here yesterday.

The body of Wong Kian Vui, 49, from Kampung Bongkol, Pitas, was found in a pool of blood with head injuries by a hotel staff around midnight yesterday.

According to the hotel owner, who declined to be identified, the body was discovered when one of his staff noticed the room was locked with a padlock from the outside.

He said the victim was believed to have registered around 10am on Wednesday before he was found dead.

“Around 3pm on Wednesday, I heard a couple of loud bangs coming from the room but did not suspect anything.

“I was only informed about the discovery of the body and immediately informed the police,” he said when met at the scene yesterday.

Meanwhile, city police chief ACP Jauteh Dikun confirmed the incident and said the case was being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

He said the police were still carrying out investigation pending the forensic report.

This was the second man found dead in a hotel room in the state capital.

On August 13, a 46-year-old American man was found dead in a pool of blood in his room at a hotel.

Hotel staff discovered the body of Paire Jeffrey Scott who arrived here on August 9 from the Philippines and checked into the hotel on Saturday.

According to a hotel staff, Scott had left the hotel early Sunday morning and returned around 2am the next day with an injury at the back of his head. (theborneopost)