KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 -- A 37-year-old foreign woman was found dead with 14 stab wounds in a hotel room in Taman Maju Jaya early this morning, the Johor Bahru Selatan district police chief said.

Assistant Commissioner Raub Selamat told reporters that police received the report at 5.30am and initial investigations suggest the victim was killed between 1.30am and 4.30am, according to a report published in Berita Harian today.

"The victim sustained 11 stab wounds to the chest, one on the neck, one on the right index finger, and one on her right arm," he said in a statement today.

Raub added that the suspected killer is believed to be a foreign male who fled the scene after the attack.

"The motive behind the murder is still under investi...