'Goodbye Cico': Dog who set out on 100km MCO journey home with Sabah man dies in hit-and-run


KOTA KINABALU: Two years ago, the story of a man walking three days just to get home during the movement control order period with a stray by his side had touched the hearts of many.

The Star reported in April 2020 that the dog, which he later named Hachiko, walked over a 100km with him, from Kota Kinabalu to Kota Marudu district in late March that year.

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