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British man accused in Bali police death confesses to fight
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Indonesian police officers escort murder suspect David Taylor, second from right, to an investigator's room at a local police station in Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Indonesian police have arrested an Australian woman and a British man in connection with the alleged murder of a police officer in the tourist resort of Bali. (AP/Firdia Lisnawati)
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ndonesian police say a British man suspected of involvement in the murder of a policeman on the tourist island of Bali has confessed to bashing the officer with a beer bottle and leaving him unconscious.
David Taylor and his Australian girlfriend, Sara Connor, were arrested Friday, two days after the bloodied body of traffic police officer Wayan Sudarsa was found on the beach outside the Pullman Hotel in Kuta, a popular tourist area.
Denpasar Police Chief Col. Hadi Purnomo said Tuesday that Taylor admitted getting into a fight with Sudarsa after Connor accused the officer of stealing her handbag.
Purnomo said the fight began when Sudarsa resisted Taylor and Connor's attempts to search him.
Taylor's lawyer, Haposan Sihombing, said his client admitted to the attack.
