KOTA KINABALU: The father of Yaacob Nasran, the 18-year-old boy who died protecting a girl from getting slashed in Sabah, believed there are still a lot of good people in the world.
Yaacob, his elder brother Nabiel and six other friends were attacked by sword-wielding men outside a pub at Star City complex in the early hours of Thursday.
The boy, who studied accountancy at a college in Kuala Lumpur, bled to death from slashed wounds on his neck, forehead and back.
His father, Nasran Harun@Nigel said he was overwhelmed by the presence of hundreds of people at a muslim cemetery in Likas here.
He said Yaacob’s friends who were with him during the attack, including the victim he was protecting was also at the cemetery.
“I did not expect there are so many people who knew my child came to pay their last respects.
“Sometimes at time like this, it speaks for itself, look at the people from different beliefs and background who are here. They are not judgmental,” said the father of seven.
He said this was in contrast to netizens who had been using the social media to slammed the family over the incident.
Nasran said Yaacob, his fourth child, was an innocent boy who did not deserve to have his life taken.
As for the men who attacked his son, Nasran said he has faith that justice would prevail for the family.
“This is a strong case and there are a lot of witnesses. We (the family) will let the police to do their job.
“(Police chief assistant commissioner) M. Chandra is a good cop and person. He too has kids. Once in a while, the (judicial) system proves its value to us, the citizen.” he said.