GEORGE TOWN: A senior citizen in his 60s died after he was stabbed 27 times by a man at an apartment car park in Jalan Perak here.
Acting Timur Laut police chief V Saravanan said police received a report at 6.18pm from residents that a man had been stabbed and was severely injured.
“The victim was sent to Penang Hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival.
“Based on initial investigations, two men had entered the car park on a motorcycle and one of them stabbed him repeatedly,” he said, adding that the victim had 27 stab wounds believed to be inflicted by a knife.
He said police had obtained CCTV footage of the incident and were on the hunt for the two suspects.
“We believe it was not a robbery because the victim’s valuables, including money, were not taken,” said Saravanan.
The victim, a resident at the apartment, was an economy rice seller at the Jalan Perak market.
The case has been classified as murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code.
