JOHOR BARU: Police have arrested a 19-year-old suspect over with the murder of a female foreign national at a budget hotel in Taman Maju Jaya here.
Johor deputy police chief Deputy Comm Hoo Chuan Huat said the suspect, a foreigner, was detained at a condominium here at around 8pm on Wednesday (March 11), less than 24 hours after the crime as committed.
"Several items were seized, including a brown T-shirt, blue jeans, a black cap, a pair of black rubber shoes, a CCTV hard drive and two mobile phones.
"A background check revealed that the suspect had no prior criminal record, He also tested negative for drugs," he said here on Thursday (March 12).
DCP Hoo added the suspect was remanded for seven days until March 18 and the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.
He also urged those with information on criminal activities to contact the Johor police hotline at 019-2792 095 or Johor police operations room at 07-221 2999.
The victim, believed to be a sex worker, was found dead in a hotel room with multiple stab wounds on her body on Wednesday.
