Foreigner stabbed to death for drinking orange juice meant for co-worker’s buka puasa

SHAH ALAM: A foreigner was stabbed to death after drinking orange juice that was meant for his co-worker’s buka puasa.

Shah Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said the incident occurred at around 7.20pm on Tuesday (March 19).

“A man called us to inform us about the incident which occurred at a factory workers’ hostel at Section 36, Shah Alam.

“We went to the scene and found that a 49-year-old Bangladeshi man died at the scene,” he said in a statement on Wednesday.

He said checks revealed that the victim was staying with a 51-year-old Pakistani man in a shipping container that was converted into a workers hostel.

“Our investigations revealed that the victim had drank orange juice that was supposed to be for the Pakistani man’s break fast.

“This enraged the man and he used a kitchen knife to stab the victim multiple times,” he said, adding that the suspect was arrested at the scene.

He said they also recovered a knife which was believed to have been used in the incident.

“We will remand the suspect to help with further investigations.

“Those with information on the case should contact Asst Supt Md Anuar Md Amilah at 019-2255597,” he said.