Cause of death for elderly man who died trying to save his dog was respiratory failure, say cops

KLANG: The octogenarian who died while trying to prevent the Bentong Municipal Council (MPB) dogcatchers from removing his dog died due to respiratory failure.

Bentong OCPD Supt Zaiham Mohd Kahar (pic) said the deceased Law Sri Kiew's post-mortem report stated that the cause of his death was "respiratory arrest secondary to acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease".