43-year-old man arrested for murder after man, 46, found dead with stab wounds at Sumang Walk

A 43-year-old man has been arrested for the suspected murder of another man in Punggol.

The police said in a statement on Wednesday (July 14) that they were alerted to a stabbing case at a residential unit along Sumang Walk at about 3am.

Police officers found a 46-year-old man with multiple wounds, lying motionless outside the residential unit.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Preliminary investigations revealed that both men knew each other.

The 43-year-old man will be charged in court on Friday (July 16) with murder.

The offence carries the death penalty.

Police investigations are ongoing.