A VEGETABLE farmer who lived a life of luxury after winning almost RM1mil (S$429,000) in a lottery five years ago torched himself when his "pot of gold" became empty.
The 63-year-old from Serian, Sarawak, known only as Khoo, was reported to have dug a "grave" at the back of his house before splashing petrol on his body and lighting it, reported Berita Minggu.
The man had won more than RM750,000 five years ago and then reportedly spent up to RM1,800 on a single bet over the years, hoping to strike it big again, the weekly said.
Serian OCPD Deputy Supt Jamali Umi said the police have classified the case as sudden death.
He said the victim's nephew had found the man dead in the hole.
A relative, who declined to be named, said Khoo, who never married, had stopped cultivating his farm upon winning the lottery and had spent the money on a new house and several vacations.
But with no new winnings, the barrel soon became empty.
The 63-year-old from Serian, Sarawak, known only as Khoo, was reported to have dug a "grave" at the back of his house before splashing petrol on his body and lighting it, reported Berita Minggu.
The man had won more than RM750,000 five years ago and then reportedly spent up to RM1,800 on a single bet over the years, hoping to strike it big again, the weekly said.
Serian OCPD Deputy Supt Jamali Umi said the police have classified the case as sudden death.
He said the victim's nephew had found the man dead in the hole.
A relative, who declined to be named, said Khoo, who never married, had stopped cultivating his farm upon winning the lottery and had spent the money on a new house and several vacations.
But with no new winnings, the barrel soon became empty.
