RIYADH, 23 August 2007 — Police issued a statement yesterday saying they arrested recently a 30-year-old illegal resident from Bangladesh who is accused of attacking four women with acid, sending them to hospital for treatment of chemical burns on various parts of their bodies.
Officials at Al-Oraijah police precinct in Riyadh said the man targeted one of the women because she had rejected his advances and married another man.
The condition of the women, all Bangladeshis working as cleaners at the Prince Salman Hospital in the capital, is unknown. Police said the victims were taken to hospital after the attack, which took place around a month ago.
The women were deboarding a private worker-transit bus when the assault took place. It is unclear if the attack took place on hospital premises or when the women were returning home. The statement said investigators tracked down the suspect after a manhunt, but did not mention when or where the arrest took place.
