RIYADH: A quarrel between two expatriates in Al-Naseem District developed into a fierce, violent fight and one man was stabbed to death. The suspected killer fled the scene and hid, but security patrols in Riyadh Region tracked him down and arrested him several hours later. In a statement issued Monday, Riyadh Police said they received a report about a fight between two expatriates that resulted in one man getting stabbed. Specialist security teams rushed to the scene and found the victim dead on the ground in a pool of hot blood; he had a deep knife-stab in the armpit area, police said. Riyadh Police added that due to the importance of the time factor in such cases and to prevent the perpetrator from fleeing to a distant area, officers were assigned to comb a wide area including Eastern Al-Naseem District and other nearby districts, and block all access points. The teams collected information that led to the accused's suspected location, an apartment he frequented in Al-Malaz District, police added. The location was kept under surveillance and undercover security agents were deployed on surrounding streets to make sure the suspect did not escape, police said. He was arrested when he got out of a taxi cab and handed over to Al-Naseem Police Station for completion of investigations.
