A Filipino man is being held in custody for allegedly killing a Taiwanese man on a street in Taichung's Tanzih District (潭子) on Sunday morning, police said today.
Police identified the deceased as a man surnamed Lee (李), 41, but did not reveal the 36-year-old Filipino man's identity.
The Daya police precinct said it was notified on Sunday morning that Lee had been found lying in a lane near Fengxing Road with more than five stab wounds to his chest.
Photo: Chen Chien-chih, Taipei Times
He later died despite being rushed to a hospital.
Police said that a knife was found near the scene and that witnesses had reported seeing Lee argue with another man.
Before the incident, CCTV footage had shown Lee, still in a hospital gown, leaving Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital at 10pm on Saturday.
Within 10 hours of the report of the victim being found on the street, police later found the suspect at a rental property in the district, along with the clothes he had worn during the attack.
The man pleaded guilty during questioning, and the case has been handed over to the Taichung District Prosecutors' Office.
According to police, the suspect had overstayed his visa and was working part-time jobs, earning about NT$1,000 a day.
Investigations are ongoing, although it is not believed that the suspect and the victim knew each other.
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