Police round up nine suspects after 19-year-old killed in Sibu

Four of the nine suspects being detained by Sibu CID police on November 7, 2026 in the murder investigation of a 19-year-old man. — Police picture via The Borneo Post

First Published: Sunday, 08 Nov 2026 9:44 AM MYT

SIBU, Nov 8 — Police have detained nine individuals aged between 16 and 42 to assist in investigations into the murder of a 19-year-old who is believed to have been stabbed during a fight at a public park in Jalan Gambir here early yesterday.

Sibu district police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said all suspects were rounded up at several locations around Sibu between 10am and 4pm today following intelligence gathering and investigations by the Sibu District Police Headquarters Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

He said police received a report at about 2 am regarding a brawl where the complainant was assaulted by a group of people.

“During the incident, a young man was believed to have been stabbed with a sharp weapon and was confirmed dead by a medical team from Sibu Hospital,” he said in a statement last night.

Abang Zainal Abidin added that the incident had also gone viral on Facebook.

He said the case is being investigated under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, which provides for the death penalty or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years, and not less than 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction.

Police have also urged members of the public with information on the incident to come forward to assist in the investigation.

Earlier, the youth was reported to have died after he was believed to have been stabbed in the chest with a sharp weapon in the incident at about midnight. — Bernama

* Editor’s note: ACP stands for Assistant Commissioner of Police.