Okaz/Saudi Gazette

JEDDAH — An East Asian expatriate allegedly murdered an Indonesian acquaintance of his because he suspected the victim was having an affair with his wife.

Citizens living Al-Naeem district of north Jeddah informed the police about the body of an Indonesian expatriate found dumped in the street.

Police immediately reached the area and cordoned off the scene. Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim was stabbed to death with a sharp object.

Police received leads from some witnesses who reported that they had seen a man with East Asian features leaving the crime scene in the victim’s car. The man had an infant in his arms. Police suspect that the infant was the victim’s son.

Police contacted the victim’s wife who confirmed that her husband was Indonesian. When police showed her the picture of their suspect, she confirmed that he was one of her husband’s acquaintances.

The woman said her husband had a feud with the suspect but she did not know what it was about. She also said he lived in the country illegally and worked as a masseur in Al-Basatin district.

The police asked about the suspect in his workplace but discovered that he had disappeared after the day of the crime. Police then learned about the man’s hideout in a deserted house in Al-Rabwah district. They went to the location and barged into the house, where the suspect was found hiding.

The suspect confessed to his crime. He said he stabbed his the Indonesian with a knife, which he later threw out in the trash.

The alleged murderer said he killed the man because he suspected that there was a liaison between the Indonesian and his wife.

The man was arrested and handed over to Public Prosecution.