00:01A 37-year-old woman was found dead with multiple stab wounds
00:05in a hotel room in Taman Maju Jaya, Johor Bahru, early Wednesday.
00:10Johor Bahru South OCPD Assistant Commissioner Raub Selamat said
00:15police were alerted to the incident at about 5.30am.
00:20In a statement, he said the victim, a foreign national believed to be a sex worker,
00:25was suspected to have been killed between 1.30am and 5.30am.
00:30The victim had nine stab wounds to the centre of her chest,
00:34one on the right side of the chest and another on the left.
00:37She also suffered stab wounds to her neck, a finger and her right hand.
00:42A CP Rob said the suspect, believed to be a foreign man, fled the scene after the incident.
00:49Police have yet to recover the weapon used.
00:51The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for Murder.
00:57Those with information are urged to contact the Johor Bahru South District Police Headquarters hotline
01:03at 07-218-2323.
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