Two killed in free-meal frenzy


KUALA LUMPUR: A good intention ended in tragedy when two elderly women lost their lives trying to get their hands on a free meal.

The victims identified as Ah Poh, 85, and Law Ion Nang, 78, died after being critically injured in a rush for free food coupons when more than a thousand people dashed for just 200 free meals.

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