Stabbing case in Bukit Mertajam solved with arrest of 20 suspects, say cops


GEORGE TOWN: Police have solved a stabbing attack in July last year following the arrests of 20 suspects in a series of operations.

Penang police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the suspects were 16 men and two women, aged between 22 and 53 years old.

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