42-year-old dies while watching SEA Games football final

YAN (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A man died while watching the SEA Games football final between Malaysia and Indonesia in a restaurant in Guar Chempedak.

Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, 42, died of a heart attack while being rushed to the Yan district hospital at 11pm.

Restaurant helper Hasli Ishak, 29, said Ahmad Fauzi often patronised the place to watch football matches. Meanwhile, Ahmad Fauzi's sister-in-law Nafishah Jusoh, 46, said she was informed of his death by his brother-in-law in Kuala Lumpur.

'Fauzi never misses the chance to watch football matches. He told me that he would go to hospital immediately after the match but he died before seeing the team win.' Nafishah said Ahmad Fauzi, the youngest of four siblings, suffered from hypertension and diabetes.

Source: The Straits Times