The police apprehended the suspect who was hiding in Hail, 581 km from the capital.
According to the police, the killing occurred in an apartment in the Ghornatah area in the east of the city. After receiving a call from the victim’s brother-in-law, Alhambra police found the body in the apartment where the Saudi was living with his wife.
The brother-in-law of the deceased discovered the body when he forced open the apartment with his sister, the victim’s wife.
According to the brother in law, the door of the apartment was locked when he went to the house with his sister. He had broken the door lock of the apartment with the help of a carpenter who was living in the neighborhood. As he entered the house, he found the decomposing body.
The body was found in the living room with several bloodstains on the carpet. The police found furniture and other objects in the room where the victim was lying scattered all over the place.
According to medical reports, there were eight stab wounds on the body and the killer had used a sharp instrument to commit the crime.
Following the murder, the suspect fled to Majmah, located on the Riyadh-Qassim highway, using the victim’s vehicle, a 2007 Altima model. He then traveled to Hail.
The police are conducting further investigations. Forensic experts are also assisting officers in its investigations.
