Man stabs co-worker for drinking his orange juice

 

A man was stabbed to death by his colleague at a factory workers’ hostel in Section 36, Shah Alam yesterday.

Shah Alam district police chief Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said the incident was believed to have occurred when the suspect became enraged as the 49-year-old victim drank his orange juice while breaking fast.

“The 51-year-old suspect resorted to stabbing the victim, who was a general labourer, numerous times using a kitchen knife,” he said in a statement today.

Iqbal said the police were alerted to the incident around 7.20pm and arrested the suspect about 10 minutes later at the scene.

“The police also seized a knife believed to have been used by the suspect in the incident,” he said.

Iqbal said an application for a remand order against the suspect would be made today, adding that the case was being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code.

He urged those with information on the case to contact investigating officer Md Anuar Md Amilah@Harun at 019-225 5597 to assist in the investigation into the incident.

- Bernama