Filipino man held in Taichung for suspected murder

Taipei, Sept. 9 (CNA) A Filipino man is being held in custody for allegedly killing a Taiwanese man, on a street in Taichung's Tanzi District, local police said Tuesday.

Police identified the deceased as 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 field lane near Fengxing Road with more than five stab wounds to his chest. He later died despite being rushed to 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 10 p.m. on Saturday.

Within 10 hours of the report, police 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 around NT$1,000 (US$32.9) a day.

Investigations are ongoing, although it is not thought that the suspect and the victim knew each other.