Police arrest foreigner suspected of involvement in Geylang murder
By S.Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 05 September 2008 2008 hrs

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SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 20-year-old foreigner in connection with the death of a 21-year-old Sri Lankan woman in a hotel at Lorong 18 Geylang on Thursday.

The victim's naked body was found under a bed in a pool of blood by hotel staff on Thursday.

After round-the-clock enquiries and extensive probes, police said the ethnic Indian man was tracked down and arrested at about 9.30am on Friday at Ama Keng Road.

A man will be charged in court on Saturday with murder. If found guilty, he faces the death penalty. - CNA/vm