A FRUIT trader was found dead with a stab wound in an apartment in Taman Bukit Delima, Seremban, last night.

Seremban police chief Nanda Maarof said the 50-year-old man was found lying on his back in a pool of blood in the living room of the house at about 9.30pm after he received information from the apartment’s security officer.

“As soon as we arrived, we saw a blood stain trail in the house and found a 33-year-old Vietnamese woman in a state of panic. Their actual relationship is still under investigation.

“Preliminary information from witnesses said they heard a fight between the two and a woman crying at about 9pm.

“We believe that, during the struggle, the man was stabbed with a knife, but we are investigating the incident,” he said today.

He added that police also found a vegetable cutting knife, believed to have been used during the fight, in the kitchen.

He said the motive for the killing was still under investigation and the woman was detained for investigation on suspicion of murder.

He added that, so far, police have spoken to two witnesses but is appealing for witnesses. – Bernama, November 22, 2022.