KUALA LUMPUR: Sabah police have confirmed that a family of six, including two women and an eight-year-old boy were killed, believed to have been shot, while travelling in a boat in southern Philippines waters on Tuesday.
Police Commissioner Omar Mammah said all victims, who were undocumented, were from Pulau Denawan, Semporna, Sabah.
They were believed to be heading to Siasi in the southern Philippines to celebrate Maulidur Rasul with their families.
“While on a boat to Siasi during night time, they were believed to have ran into an unknown boat. A group of people on the unknown boat had approached their boat and fired shots,” he said. The shots killed six people while two others managed to hide and were found safe.
He said the families of the victims went out looking for them when they failed to arrive at their destination and found a boat drifting with six bodies and two survivors on it.
“Their families brought them back to Pulau Denawan for burials before the public found out about it and lodged a police report,” he said, adding that all victims were buried on Friday.
Omar said the public lodged a report in Semporna. - FMT
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