BALIK PULAU, Aug 5 (Bernama) -- A foreign man was found murdered with multiple stabs around 3.15 this morning at a Thai restaurant in Bukit Genting, Jalan Bukit Genting.
“Preliminary investigations indicate the victim had a dispute with several foreign colleagues at the restaurant.
“The Penang Criminal Investigation Department launched a special operation and detained eight foreign men and one local man for questioning,” said Penang police chief Datuk Hamzah Ahmad in a statement today.
With the detention of the nine suspects, aged 20 to 35, police believe they have solved the case in under 12 hours.
“They are under a seven-day remand until Aug 11, and the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder,” he added.
-- BERNAMA
BERNAMA provides up-to-date authentic and comprehensive news and information which are disseminated via BERNAMA Wires; www.bernama.com; BERNAMA TV on Astro 502, unifi TV 631 and MYTV 121 channels and BERNAMA Radio on FM93.9 (Klang Valley), FM107.5 (Johor Bahru), FM107.9 (Kota Kinabalu) and FM100.9 (Kuching) frequencies.
Follow us on social media :
Facebook : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatv, @bernamaradio
Twitter : @bernama.com, @BernamaTV, @bernamaradio
Instagram : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatvofficial, @bernamaradioofficial
TikTok : @bernamaofficial
