Sibu police chief Abang Zainal Abidin Ahmad said all the suspects were arrested in several locations around Sibu between 10am and 4pm today. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested nine people aged between 16 and 42 years old to assist in an investigation into the murder of a 19-year-old boy, believed to have been stabbed in a brawl at a public park in Sibu early this morning.
Sibu police chief Abang Zainal Abidin Ahmad said all the suspects were arrested in several locations around Sibu between 10am and 4pm, Sinar Harian reported.
He said police received a report at about 2am about the brawl, in which the complainant claimed that he was beaten up by a group of people.
“A youth who was stabbed with a sharp weapon was confirmed dead by a medical team," he said.
