A Filipino hotel worker has been arrested for stabbing a colleague to death in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The 48-year-old Filipino, who has been a kitchen worker in a hotel in Jeddah for nine years, got angry on July 20 when he was told to work on his day off, ABS-CBN News reported on Tuesday.
When the Filipino got to work he became irritated and got into an argument with a colleague, who was a Tunisian national. The argument escalated with the Tunisian punching the Filipino in the head.
The Filipino then got a knife and stabbed his colleague.
According to Edgar Badajos, the Philippine Consul General in Jeddah, the Filipino said he was only defending himself as his colleague was the one who started the fight.
“We are providing assistance to our compatriot, giving him legal representation to ensure he will get a fair trial,” Badajos said.
Police arrested the Filipino man and are currently investigating the case.
In Saudi Arabia, the death penalty is imposed on people convicted of committing murder.
Why is it that you’re news always involved Filipinos? Don’t you have other nationalities to include?
They like so much pilipino,,,especially here in Qatar..bullshit them all
Pilipino are FAMOUS hehehe.
Why the Tunisian push to work in his day off this illegal. And also Tunisian he he push the head the pilipino. Don’t treat like a dog.
If pilipino didnt want to work on his day off,He should have not go to work. If he went he should have finished his work rather start fighting.
They should not force anyone to work for day off its not a legal duty????
He was not the one who started the fight…read and understand please!
Juliet De Mata Abad ma’m i didnt blame him. News was about holiday work. Means it was the main reason.because it was his off day so mentally he wad not ready to work. Thats the reason this all happend. Please analyse the cause of fight yourself.
Lol… so a punch is good enough reason to KILL someone? ????
Be heading
Don’t mess with the wrong people filipino people are not afraid to die for their rights.. respect the..
Working on day off is not illegal if company pay him provided that day off would be re-schedule on other day with pay.
Ur right?
Juliet De Mata Abad ,sa Saudi Arabia ay hindi pinag uusapan kung sino ang nag umpisa ng away.Paglumabag ang sinuman sa batas nila ay may katapat na parusa.
Wala rin sa batas ng Saudi ang katwiran na SELF DEFENCE.
ANG ISA PANG BATAS NA KAKAIBA KAYSA DEMOCRATIC FORM OF GOVERNMENT: YOU ARE PRESUME GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT.
Decision making sana kenarate mo na lang kabayan
Ellyn Ramirez yah..absolutely..and always bad news about Filipinos..i never read a good one..when in fact ..Filipinos hv many heroistic deeds also..but never they publish
Ano raw???t**** nang english yan
Marami kkasing epal na Filipino na nagkalat sa buong mundo. But I salute Filipino worked who really do good in their field