Suspect arrested for Aqaba murder

AMMAN — Aqaba Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel have arrested a suspect for the murder of a man in his thirties in the Mahdud area, according to a Public Security Department (PSD) statement released Thursday.

The PSD said the victim was stabbed several times in the chest and received several blows to the head. The victim, who had been working in vehicle repairs in Aqaba for eight years, did not show up for work so his co-workers went to check on him.

Investigation led to a suspect who left Aqaba after the incident, and CID agents arrested him. The suspect confessed to killing the victim over a personal dispute and was referred to the prosecutor general.