Posting on 'brave' karate champ goes viral, but incident is fake


  • Nation
  • Monday, 06 Mar 2017

KOTA KINABALU: A Facebook posting stating that a woman had bravely fought off two men who tried to rob then rape her in Penampang, near here, has gone viral, but the incident has been found to be fake.

Penampang police chief Deputy Supt Rosley Hobden said the "news" that went viral a few days ago is false.

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