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Ajman murder suspect arrested within 18 hours

Friday, 14 February 2020 14:12

Police in Ajman have been quick to arrest a man suspected of stabbing a colleague to death.

They caught the main suspect and two others within 18 hours following the incident.

The victim was found with stab wounds near the Eid prayer ground in the Liwara 1 area on Sunday night.

Investigators found that he got into an argument with three others in a restaurant, and suddenly one of them attacked him with a sharp weapon.

Officers later recovered the murder weapon and also located the taxi in which the men fled the crime scene.

The suspects were arrested in Bur Dubai with the help of Dubai Police. The case has been referred to the public prosecution.

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