Locket saved my life, says constable

A police constable Richie Bejau Asing was warded at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after he was accidentally fired by his colleague in Kota Kinabalu yesterday.

KOTA KINABALU: A locket worn by a police constable saved his life after his colleague accidentally discharged his handgun a metre away from him while preparing for their night rounds at the Luyang police station here.

Richie Bejau Asing said it was a miracle that the bullet, which hit his upper abdomen, missed all vital organs including the lungs, heart and ribs.