Sri Lankan held at airport trying to flee after killing compatriot

KUWAIT, The criminal behind the Riggae area murder had been caught by the authority, said an official on Friday.


Thanks to the efforts by the criminal investigation unit, the killer had been caught at Kuwait International Airport as he was trying to flee the country Friday, said Colonel Mohammad Hashim Al-Sabr.
The killer, a Sri Lankan national, killed a fellow national due to a dispute over an illegal international phone calling operation, indicated Al-Sabr.


Earlier, it was reported an Asian expatriate was found murdered in a building in Riggae on Thursday.


Security officers and paramedics rushed to the scene after receiving information about a body in Riggae and discovered that the Asian had died due to injuries, stab wounds and a slit across his throat.
When the Egyptian guard of the building was questioned, he told security officials that he was the one who called Operations Room after discovering the body. He reported that he had heard sounds of a quarrel from within the building and went to investigate. The victim’s friend — also an Asian — told the guard that they were only arguing. After a while, he noticed the Asian friend leaving the building in a hurry. He also spotted a blood-stained knife in his hand, and called the Operations Room after finding the body.


The corpse was referred to the Forensic Department to determine the time and cause of death. A raid of the flat in which the victim was murdered revealed equipment used to make illegal international calls along with a few bottles of local liquor. It is suspected that both men were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident.


A case was registered and investigations are on to find and arrest the culprit.


By Shebli Al-Rashed, Nawaf Al-Hamlan and Munaif Nayef
Special to the Arab Times and Agencies