Nine detained over teen's fatal stabbing in Sibu
SIBU: Police have detained nine people, aged between 16 and 42, to assist a probe into the murder of a 19-year-old who is believed to have been stabbed during a fight at a public park in Jalan Gambir here early today.
Sibu police have detained nine individuals aged between 16 and 42 in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old victim who was reportedly stabbed during a fight at a public park early today. District police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad revealed that the suspects were apprehended at various locations around Sibu between 10am and 4pm following intelligence gathering and CID investigations.
The police received a report around 2am regarding a brawl where a group of people assaulted a complainant, resulting in the stabbing of a young man who was later confirmed dead by a Sibu Hospital medical team. The incident was also shared widely on social media. Police are probing the case under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the possibility of the death penalty or imprisonment between 30 and 40 years, with a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane upon conviction. They have called upon the public to provide any information that may assist the investigation.
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