KUALA KRAI: A 45-year-old man died after he was stabbed three times in the abdomen after he allegedly tried to force a woman to have sex with him in Manek Urai.
Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhammad Zaki Harun said police arrested a woman, 28, to assist investigations into the case.
He said police seized a knife believed to have been used in the incident.
On Monday at about 6.30pm, police received a report about a body of a man found lying in front of a public toilet in Dataran Lemang.
"A few stab wounds were found on the man's stomach. No blood traces were found near the scene where the body was discovered."
Initial checks found that the incident happened on March 28 after the victim kidnapped his girlfriend from Sungai Tong, near Setiu, Terengganu, and brought her to several places in Kuala Krai.
"She stabbed him when he allegedly forced her to have sex with him. The man ran off after the woman escaped from him."
Zaki said the body was sent to Sultan Ismail Petra Hospital for a post-mortem, which confirmed that the man died from the stabs, which penetrated his abdomen and ruptured his intestines.
"The wound was infected as he did not seek treatment."
The man was being investigated under Section 342 of the Penal Code for kidnapping.
"The victim has several records, including for drugs."
He said the woman had been remanded to assist investigations into the case, adding that the case was being investigated under Section 302 of Penal Code for murder.
