Kuala Langat police chief Akmalrizal Radzi said the man is believed to have fled with the knife said to have been used in the stabbing.

He said the 45-year-old suspect was apparently dissatisfied with the victim, also an Indonesian, after they divorced a year ago.

“The suspect also claimed that the victim’s employer had influenced her not to reconcile with him,” Akmalrizal said in a statement.

Yesterday, Akmalrizal confirmed that an Indonesian woman sustained internal bleeding after being stabbed in the abdomen at Jalan Redan Kanchong Darat, Banting, near here, at about 8.50am.

The 44-year-old woman was taken to the Banting Hospital.

The case is being investigated under Section 324 of the Penal Code for voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon.