A MANAGER of a private company was stabbed to death for allegedly making inappropriate comments in an incident at a food stall in Jalan Kenanga, Malacca yesterday.

Melaka Tengah district police chief Christopher Patit said in the incident at about 4am, the 35-year-old man was found unconscious at the scene. He was taken to the Malacca Hospital for treatment but died from his injuries.

“Preliminary investigations found that the victim and several friends who were drunk after partying came to the stall for some food and drinks, but after they had eaten, the victim and two other men got into an argument.

“Prior to that, the victim spoke to his friends about the breast size of a 26-year-old female customer and was reprimanded by two men – one her bodyguard and the other her boyfriend,” he said in a statement today.

He said the argument then escalated into a brawl involving the victim, the woman’s bodyguard and her boyfriend.

Patit said a police team rushed to the scene upon receiving a call from a member of the public at 4.15am and found the victim unconscious. The victim was sent to hospital by his friends in a four-wheel drive vehicle.

The post-mortem found the victim died due to a stab wound to his heart. The case is being investigated under section 302 of the penal code for murder.

He said nine suspects, aged 25 to 38, including the bodyguard and the lovers, have been detained to assist in the investigation. Police also seized a knife and iron rod believed to have been used in the fight.

Today, Ayer Keroh magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohd Suleiman allowed a seven-day remand for the nine. – Bernama, May 10, 2023.