Stare down triggers gang fight

One dead because rivals looked at each other the wrong way

JOHOR BARU: A glare between two rival gang members triggered a melee during a charity carnival event, which resulted in the death of a 21-year-old at a school in Skudai here.

Johor CID chief

Senior Asst Comm Kamaluddin

Kassim said the incident at around 12.30pm on Sunday

– started when the deceased, identified as Chia Min Yong (pic), physically attacked one of the suspects.

They both glared at each other and a screaming match ensued right before the fight between both gangs erupted, he said when contacted here yesterday.

He added both groups then stopped fighting but remained inside the school compound.

SAC Kamaluddin said both groups called in more members and one individual brought a knife to the fight which started again.

The deceased was stabbed at the right side of his chest in the school hall before collapsing.

The deceased’s 14-year-old friend was also stabbed on his left arm.

SAC Kamaluddin said police arrested 14 suspects, all male, between the ages of 14 and 23 in the same vicinity, on the same day.

Those arrested, including the injured teenager, have been remanded until Nov 18.

The police have classified the case as murder, possession of weapons at a riot and for intentionally causing hurt using a dangerous weapon. In an unrelated case, police are looking for a 24-year-old unemployed man for stabbing his wife at a supermarket along Persiaran Dahlia 2 in Pasir Gudang here at 9.30pm on Sunday.

Seri Alam OCPD Supt Norazam Shaari said the 21-year-old victim was stabbed three times on her neck, chest and shoulder with a vegetable knife and is being treated at Sultan Ismail Hospital.

The married couple were in the midst of getting a divorce. Police are looking for the suspect.

Supt Norazam urged those with information on the suspect to contact the state police hotline at 07-221 2999 or Seri Alam police district at 07-386 4222.