KUCHING: An man sneaked inside a neighbour’s house compound at Jalan Pearl in Kota Sentosa near here and died after a struggle on Thursday at about 3pm.
The intruder was in the kitchen when the house owner heard some sounds and went to investigate.
After a struggle in the kitchen, the intruder ran out of the house. The house owner ran after him and there was another scuffle. During the scuffle outside the house, the intruder collapsed and died.
The house owner had a family member who worked as a nurse; the nurse tried to revive the man but failed.
The man, who died, was in his 40s and had a history of mental illness. His remains were sent to the Sarawak General Hospital morgue for a post mortem.
Police are investigating the case.
