Teen killed trying to protect friend

Murder victim Yaacob Nasran who being stabbed to death in Kota Kinabalu on Wednesday night. (Dec 15)

KOTA KINABALU: A college student was killed when he took the blow of a samurai sword to save a friend after they intervened in a spat between a man and his ex-wife.

Yacoob Nasran (pic), 18, had spent the night out with friends and his elder brother when they spotted a couple fighting just after they stepped out of a pub at around 4.15am yesterday, in Asia City here.