Boy playing with firecrackers dies


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 25 Jun 2017

KUCHING: A 12-year-old boy who was playing with fire-crackers in a village near here early Sunday was found dead following a loud explosion, according to police.

Kuching police chief Asst Comm Abang Ahmad Abang Julai said Haiqal Hakim Zolpaka was found dead by his father at 12.15am outside his house in Kampung Bintawa Hilir.

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