MUSCAT: The Royal Oman Police on Thursday arrested a woman suspected of murder in Dhofar Governorate.

In a statement issued, ROP did not reveal the nationality of the suspect. “Dhofar Governorate Police Command, in cooperation with the Directorate General of Inquiries and Investigations, has arrested a woman suspected of committing the murder of another woman of the same nationality. The case is under legal proceedings,” ROP said in a statement.

This is the second murder incident in less than a week. Early this week, ROP arrested another women on murder charges in North Al Batinah Governorate. “The woman was arrested after “receiving a report by the Ibra Police Station about finding a body with signs of stabbing and burns. The case is under legal proceedings,” ROP said.