A MALAYSIAN student who was attacked by three men outside a karaoke outlet in Keelung city in Taiwan has succumbed to his injuries, Sin Chew Daily reported.
Police investigation revealed that the 23-year-old student of the National Taiwan Ocean University had an altercation with the three suspects.
In the Nov 15 incident, the victim and a 24-year-old male friend bumped into the three suspects whom the duo did not know, at a store on the ground floor of the same building as the karaoke outlet.
After their karaoke session, the three suspects bumped into the victims again and one of them who appeared to be drunk raised his voice.
A fight ensued and the trio stabbed the victims with their pen knives.
The victims were sent to the hospital but the Malaysian died from critical injuries after three days on Saturday.
Police arrested the suspects on the same day and they were charged in a court with causing hurt and the death of the victim.
> China Press reported that Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat finished his first ever half-marathon run with flying colours.
The 68-year-old clocked in at two hours, 27 minutes and 56 seconds in the 21km race at the inaugural China Bank Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Half Marathon in Hong Kong yesterday.
The report said Chow had overcome his challenges, in terms of his fitness level, to finish the 21km race.
Chow is known for his passion for running and he has been spotted running together with other runners and members of the public wherever he goes, even with a busy work schedule.
He prepared for the half-marathon by taking part in the 10km race in a marathon competition in February where he clocked one hour, three minutes and 57 seconds.
● The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
