Fourteen suspects arrested in charity carnival murder investigation

A bystander tries to assist the victim
A bystander tries to assist the victim

Fourteen, mostly young, suspects are under arrest following the murder of a man during a school charity event in Skudai, Johor.

Chia Min Yong has been identified as the victim in the attack between two rival groups. The 21-year-old man was reportedly a metal shop worker.

Video of the event, and subsequent bloody fight began to circulate online over the last 24 hours following the incident, which occurred at a primary school charity carnival at noon yesterday. While the clip below has blurred the identity of the victim, it is graphic in nature, and we warn you that it may cause distress to watch:

Police believe that two separate gangs began to brawl, leading to the deadly incident, that also saw another 14-year-old participant being seriously injured. The victim was stabbed in the chest, and managed to stumble to the school gate before collapsing, and dying at the scene.

There were 500 attendees at the charity event.

All suspects will now be held in police remand for seven days while the investigate the events leading up to the murder.



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