AN ARGUMENT over corkage for a bottle of liquor has landed a nosy British lecturer behind bars, following the death of the bar owner’s brother.
The man was believed to have interfered in the argument involving the woman bar owner and a Thai woman guest when a brawl broke out at the Leisure Bay cafe and bistro in Pandan Indah last Saturday.
The 53-year-old lecturer with University College Sedaya International (UCSI) apparently confronted the owner’s brother, Leong Chin Yat , 49, while he was leading the Thai out of the premises.
The fight ensued between them and Leong collapsed on the door a fter being punched three times on his head. He was taken to Ampang Hospital and then transferred to the National Heart Institute, where he slipped into a coma and died about 24 hours later.
Leong's sister and bar owner Shirley Leong Siew, 42, said the Thai woman was with three friends, and the lecturer was already inside with a friend at another table.
“The Thai woman refused to pay corkage for the bottle and after some discussion, her friends left the bar. The woman continued to protest and began to kick me when I insisted she pay for the corkage. That's when my brother came to my aid," she said.
It was not known when the Thai woman left.
"While my staff took my brother to the hospital, I immediately went to lodge a police report. At the Ampang police station, I saw the British man lodging his own report," said Shirley.
The lecturer had gone to the station to lodge a report and was detained there. Ampang police chief ACP Amiruddin Jamaluddin said he would be held for six days to facilitate investigations into the case, classified as murder.
Shirley said the incident could have been avoided if the lecturer had not interfered as her brother was only protecting her.
She said the family was seeking justice and hoped the police would not release the lecturer without any charges.
"Chin Yat was the sole bread winner of his family and has three children. He was an affectionate family man and always cared for his family," said his aunt, who declined to be named. be named
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