KUCHING: Police have arrested a 25 year-old man to assist investigation into a stabbing case at Batu Kawa, near here, on Monday.
Padawan police chief Superintendent Aidil Bolhassan said police got the break when inspecting a suspicious-looking vehicle parked at a house in Taman Everbright during a routine patrol at the neighbourhood at 10.30am.
After checking the car, he said policemen went into the house and arrested the suspect there.
"There were two men inside the house. One of them turned out to be the suspect we are looking for... We nabbed him to facilitate our investigation,” he said in a statement here today.
He added that police also seized a Perodua Viva, a mobile phone, a pair of shoes and a cap.
Aidil said the suspect had been taken to Siburan police station for further action.
On Monday, a 37-year-old man was found dead on the five-foot-way along a row of shops in Batu Kawa at about 3.40am.
CCTV footages showed that the victim appeared to have been stabbed by a man who was riding pillion with him on a motorcycle.
Preliminary investigations showed the victim and the suspect had been drinking at a shop in the area.
While on the motorcycle, the suspect pulled out a sharp object from under his shirt and repeatedly stabbed the victim until he collapsed on the road.
It was learnt that the suspect had accused the victim of breaking his car windscreen.