JOHOR BARU: A foreign woman was found stabbed to death at a house in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, near Skudai here early on Sunday (Dec 24) morning.

       Johor Bahru Utara OCPD Asst Comm Balveer Singh said they received a distress call on the incident at 4.35am.

       “The 41-year-old victim is believed to have been stabbed with a sharp object,” he said in a statement Monday (Dec 25).

       ACP Balveer Singh said following that, police arrested a 41-year-old foreign woman and a 24-year-old foreign man at 7.47pm the same day.

       He said that the woman was nabbed at her house, while the man, who was also the victim’s brother, was detained at a garbage dumpsite in the Taman Ungku Tun Aminah area.

       ACP Balveer Singh said police also seized a knife at the scene of the crime, adding that they were still investigating the motive of the incident.

       Police will apply for a remand order on the suspects today, and the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

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       Those with any information about the incident are urged to contact investigating officer Asst Supt Wong Chee Hoong at 016-6943836.- Bernama