SIBU, Nov 12 — Police have arrested 14 more people in connection with a fight that resulted in the death of a man who was stabbed in the chest here on Saturday, bringing the total number of arrests to 23.
Sibu district police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said police arrested all 14 suspects at several locations around Sibu yesterday following intelligence operations.
He said all the suspects had been remanded for six days until Nov 18 to assist in the investigation.
Police received a report about the fight at about 2am on Nov 7, leading to the arrest of nine suspects aged between 16 and 42 at various locations in Sibu on the same day. They were remanded until Nov 15.
