Tragic end to Facebook fight


GEORGE TOWN: A heated Facebook chat between a 15-year-old schoolgirl and some friends turned deadly when one of them came looking for her together with other family members. The scuffle that followed led to the death of a man at the Jalan Kurau flats in Jelutong, here.

Panjavarnam Perumal (pic), 56, died after he was attacked by about six girls, aged between 15 and 20, armed with helmets, at about 11pm on Monday. The Form Two student’s mother, A. Rajeswari, 34, was also injured in the attack.

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