Police say a man called ‘Tommy’ has been identified as the likely assailant at a four-star hotel along New Lane late last night.
GEORGE TOWN: A Thai transgender sex worker was nearly killed at a hotel here after her customer allegedly stabbed her multiple times over a bargain that went sour.
Northeast district chief ACP Anuar Omar said it started when a man going by the name of “Tommy” found the 28-year-old transvestite’s contact on WeChat.
He said Tommy then met her at a hotel along New Lane, which is famous for its roadside hawkers, at 11.30pm and started bargaining over her “expensive rates”.
He said the man finally appeared to agree to the price offered. However, instead of reaching for his wallet, he went for his knife and started stabbing the worker in the stomach.
“The victim was hurt in her abdomen, back, arms, neck and face,” Anuar told reporters today.
“Initial investigations showed that she is a tourist who arrived in Penang last week and was returning very soon.”
He said police have drafted a clear image of the assailant and are confident of nabbing him soon.
The woman is being treated at the Penang Hospital and is reported to be in stable condition. FMT
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