Grandmother killed in crocodile attack in Kota Marudu


KOTA KINABALU: A woman succumbed to serious injuries in the hospital hours after a crocodile attack in Sabah’s northern Kota Marudu district.

The incident occurred when the 66-year-old victim was fixing a water pump on the riverside with her grandchild at Sungai Bengkoka in Kampung Sinasak Batu Pitas on Sunday (May 15).

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