Man stabbed to death in Malaysia after making lewd remark about woman’s breasts

Police said the victim made a sarcastic comment about a woman’s breast size while she was going for a meal with her boyfriend and bodyguard at 4am

A ‘fierce fist-fight’ soon erupted in Melaka city. The 35-year-old victim died half an hour later while being treated for stab wounds to his chest

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The old town of Malacca and the Malacca river. Photo: Shutterstock

Published: 2:02pm, 10 May 2023Updated: 6:42pm, 10 May 2023

The manager of a scrap metal dealer in Malaysia’s Melaka state has been stabbed to death over a lewd remark at a 26-year-old woman, police said.

The 35-year-old man from Bukit Rambai died at about 4.30am on Tuesday at Melaka Hospital while receiving treatment for stab wounds to his chest, said Assistant Commissioner Christopher Patit, officer in charge of the Melaka Tengah police district.

He said a fiery dispute had erupted after the victim, who was supposedly drunk, made a sarcastic comment about the woman’s breast size when she entered a stall in Taman Kenanga, Tengkera at about 4am on Tuesday to have a meal with her boyfriend and bodyguard.

A brawl broke out after the woman’s 27-year-old bodyguard overheard the victim uttering the remark, Patit said.

A street scene at night in Melaka. The fatal fight broke out at about 4am on Tuesday, police said. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images

“This was when a fierce fist-fight sparked between the bodyguard that was later joined by the woman’s 36-year-old boyfriend,” he said on Wednesday.