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Man fatally stabbed in Shah Alam over begging spotFuad [email protected] ALAM: A dispute over a begging spot led to a fatal stabbing outside a bank in Section 18 here.
District police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said the 40-year-old victim, a beggar, was known to frequent the area. The incident occurred around noon when a 28-year-old beggar approached the spot to solicit donations, leading to a verbal altercation between the two over the location."The suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim multiple times in the chest, causing him to collapse.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene," Iqbal said in a statement.The suspect was later arrested in the same area. The suspect has nine prior criminal records and tested negative for drugs in a preliminary urine test.
"A remand application will be made at Shah Alam Court at 10am tomorrow to facilitate investigations under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, which carries the death penalty or imprisonment for 30 to 40 years," Iqbal said.Anyone with information is urged to contact the investigating officer, Assistant Superintendent Muhammad Abd Hafiz Sariee, at 014-8905051.Keywords: Dispute, Shah Alam, victim, suspect, stabbing, murder, investigation© New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd.
