SILAT (MARTIAL ARTS) DEMONSTRATION TRAGEDY AT A WEDDING

LABUAN: A traditional Silat display at a wedding turned bloody when one of the exponents stabbed his 'opponent' with a keris, killing him.

Mohd Amil Zulkarnain, 17, was performing a silat routine for a wedding ceremony at Kampung Patau-Patau here on Saturday when the incident occurred.

While performing a mock duel with his cousin, Amil was accidentally stabbed in the left chest by the curved blade. He was rushed to the hospital but died on the treatment table.

The keris, a traditional Malay weapon, is usually regarded as extremely lethal due to its 'wavy' blade structure, which does not permit wounds to close easily.

Labuan acting police chief Deputy Superintendent Mohd Ibrahim Mohd Ghani said they received a report from the hospital on the incident at 1.23pm on Saturday. “Initial investigation revealed that the suspect, who is the victim’s cousin, was performing the silat with Mohd Amil about 11.20am. “During the course of the performance, the suspect is believed to have stabbed the victim,” he said.

He said suspect has been detained for further investigation.The case is being investigated under Section 304(a) of the Penal Code of causing death by negligence.

Video above: The last moments of the mock battle that took a life in vain. An unexpected turn of event that will haunt the surviving youth, Amil for the rest of his life. Hope and pray that he will overcome the ordeal.

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ELUSIVE CROCODILE THAT KEPT GIVING THE SLIPS SPOTTED AT KOTA KINABALU

Image above: The elusive crocodile spotted at Likas Lagoon is now 'swimming' in the social medias

The Sabah Wildlife Department is on a hunt for an elusive crocodile that was spotted again at the Likas lagoon about 3km from the city centre. Department director William Baya said a team of rangers from his Rescue Unit had set up traps to capture the reptile that was spotted at about 11am near the state Department of Irrigation and Drainage pump station.

Baya said this could be the same crocodile that was spotted in the area several months ago. “We also laid traps then, but couldn’t catch the reptile,” he said. He said those who saw the crocodile claimed it was about 1.5m long.

Since news of the sighting this morning, a picture of the crocodile has been widely circulated on social media including Facebook and WhatsApp. Baya said catching the reptile was the department’s priority as the area surrounding the lagoon was densely populated.

“Our concern is also for people who like to go fishing in the lagoon area,” he said. He added that the department had also issued a warning to the people in the area. “We suspect the reptile was washed down during the recent floods from one of the crocodile farms in Tuaran and Penampang,” Baya said. Last week Baya said the number of human-crocodile conflicts statewide had been increasing drastically.

In the past five years (2010-2015), he said more than 50 crocodiles had been caught and relocated to forest reserves and rivers far from human habitation. The crocodile population has been on the increase as the reptiles have been protected for 30 years as no hunting permits were given out.

Baya said his department would be carrying out a crocodile population study and the data would be used to manage them so that there was a sustainable population. The department will also put up notices to warn the public to keep away from crocodile-infested rivers.

He said a 2m-long crocodile was also caught in the jogging track around Likas Sports Complex last year. Baya said they were now hunting for two more crocodiles spotted in the monsoon drain along the state museum and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and also another near a polytechnic in Likas here.

 Image above: Nurfazilah Abdul Rahman, 26 year old teacher that was killed by a crocodile

Just two months ago, a temporary teacher was killed by a crocodile in Limbang, Sarawak when she went to the river to collect ablution water to perform prayers. She was attacked and dragged as far as 100 meters while her family and other villagers witnessed in horror. Several villagers risked and dived into the water to look for her but the attempt went futile. About 20 minutes later, the crocodile released her but she was already dead by then. Her legs appeared but were pulled back by the crocodile into the water.

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LIGHTNING KILLS A TEENAGER WASHING HANDS IN RAINWATER

A 15-year-old boy died while three others were injured when lightning struck the goat shed they were in. The deceased was identified as Mohd Zamanqusyairi Ismail from Pak Katak Village, Bukit Tunggal here. He was a student of Bukit Tunggal High School.

The other three – Shamsul Rani, 32, who is a cousin of the deceased, Khairi Fatullah Mohd Zaid, 21, and a 14-year-old schoolmate Muhammad Syawal Imran Zakaria – were admitted to the hospital after the 4.30pm incident.

At the Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah, Shamsul said they were at the shed that belonged to Zamanqusyairi’s father.  “We were preparing small bamboo cages to catch fish. “It started to rain heavily at about 3.45pm and we carried on with what we were doing.

“Zamanqusyairi got up and walked about a meter away from where we were seated to wash his hands with the rain water that was dripping from the roof. “All of a sudden, lightning struck and I fell off from where I was seated. We were all unconscious for some minutes,” Shamsul said, adding that when they came to, they found Zamanqusyairi motionless.

“Our efforts to revive him were futile. We informed his father who then called the paramedics,” he added. Zamanqusyairi was pronounced dead by the paramedics.

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