KOTA BHARU - A woman has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a man with a knife during sexual intercourse in Kuala Krai.
The 28-year-old suspect is said to have stabbed the victim, believed to be her lover, three times in the stomach.
Kelantan Police Chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said that the police were alerted with the incident at 6.30pm last Monday.
"Investigators received information about the discovery of an unconscious man lying in front of a public toilet at Dataran Lemang Manek Urai, Kuala Krai.
"Initial investigations on the 45-year-old victim revealed stab wounds to the stomach, although no blood traces were found at the scene where he was discovered.
"Records indicated that the victim was a suspect in a case involving the wrongful confinement of a woman under Section 342 of the Penal Code," he said in a statement today.
According to him, police investigations also found that the incident occurred on March 28 when the victim brought the suspect from Sungai Tong, Setiu, Terengganu to several areas around the Kuala Krai district.
He said the victim is believed to have escaped after the woman managed to free herself from his captivity.
He said the victim's body was taken to Sultan Ismail Petra Hospital for a post-mortem.
Zaki said the cause of the victim's death was a wound found in the abdomen from the stabbing that pierced the abdomen and hit the large intestine.
Zaki described that the victim also did not receive early treatment at the health centre, causing the wound to become severe due to bacterial infection.
"The victim also has several past records related to criminal and narcotics cases.
"The case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code," he said.