One dead, three hurt in brawl outside KK bar

KOTA KINABALU: A night out for eight youths turned tragic when one of them was stabbed to death outside a bar in Api Api Centre along Jalan Coastal here.

Yaacob Nasran, 17, was found dead with stab wounds to his neck and forehead, while three others, aged between 17 and 20, were injured in the Thursday morning incident.

According to police, the brawl might have been triggered by the jealousy of an ex-husband of a waitress working at the bar.

Kota Kinabalu City police chief Asst Comm M. Chandra said initial investigations showed that as they were leaving the bar, the youths were caught in the middle of a fight between the suspect and his ex-wife.

He said the suspect and a relative then suddenly started to charge at the youths.

"He then took out a parang and swung it at the youths, killing one of them on the spot," ACP Chandra said, adding that three other youths injured in the attack have been sent to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and are reportedly in stable condition.