Murder suspect for Sharjah stabbing arrested

A suspect was apprehended within six hours of discovering the body.

SHARJAH // Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a man found stabbed to death in Sajja yesterday.

The suspect, a Bangladeshi man, was arrested six hours after police arrived at the murder scene.

"Sajja Police Station was notified of the presence of a body in one of the sand squares in Sajja workers' accommodation on Tuesday afternoon," said Col Jihad bin Sahoo, director of CID at Sharjah Police. "Our team found the body of a man in his twenties lying in a pool of blood with several stab wounds."

After collecting evidence at the crime scene and interviewing other men at the Sajja camp, police established the victim had been arguing with a colleague over an unsettled debt of Dh2,000.

They were told the suspect, identified as AMF, had fled to Umm Al Quwain after the stabbing.

In cooperation with Umm Al Quwain police, the suspect was apprehended. Police said he confessed to the crime after questioning.

"It's very unfortunate that someone could kill in such harsh manner a person close to him for just Dh2,000," said Col Bin Sahoo. "The UAE is a law-abiding country and all disputes can be settled by law."

Maj Gen Humaid Mohammed Al Hudaidi, commander in chief of Sharjah Police, congratulated CID for their speedy investigation and arrest of the suspect. He urged all residents to be alert and report suspicious activity to police.