Women stabbed 8 times and killed at shopping mall for breaking off engagement
May 30, 2023
The victim was stabbed by her ex-fiancé in an incident at a shopping mall in Kota Kinabalu.
KOTA KINABALU: Jealousy and dissatisfaction because of a broken engagement caused a woman to be stabbed eight times by her ex-fiancé in an incident at a shopping center here on Monday.
The 22-year-old victim who worked as a shop assistant at the shopping center was reported dead in the incident that happened at about 12 noon.
Kota Kinabalu District Acting Chief of Police, Superintendent Kalsom Idris said, his department received a call regarding the incident from a man who stated that his ex-fiancé had been stabbed.
He said, following the call, a team of police officers rushed to the scene of the incident and found a woman lying down and covered in blood, believed to be the result of being stabbed.
"Also at the location was the suspect who is the victim's ex-fiancé who was detained by security guards before being handed over to the police.
"The result of the investigation found that the cause of the incident was jealousy and the suspect was not satisfied because the victim broke off their relationship two days before the incident.
"Therefore, the suspect tried to persuade the victim at her workplace, but the victim refused to continue their relationship due to personal reasons," he said in a statement at midnight on Tuesday.
He said again, angry with the victim's decision caused the suspect to stab the victim.
"The suspect stabbed her eight times .
"Police members who arrived at the location found that the victim was still breathing and covered in blood.
"The paramedics who were at the scene of the incident tried to save the victim by providing respiratory assistance (CPR) but the victim failed to be saved and was confirmed dead at 1pm before being sent to the forensic unit of the Queen Elizabeth I Hospital (HQEI) for an autopsy.
"The suspect was remanded to assist the investigation and the knife he used was also confiscated," he said.
Kalsom said that the case investigated under 302 of the Penal Code was considered to have been completed after the suspect was successfully arrested
