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A Week In Hospital, Then A Family's Worst Goodbye: Teen Dies After Flagpole Accident

Summary by The Rakyat Post
A 16-year-old with burns to 80 per cent of his body died early today (21 Oct), a week after the flagpole he was holding touched a high-voltage line during a Nine Emperor Gods procession in Alor Setar, Kedah.
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ALOR SETAR – A teenage boy who suffered burns to 80 per cent of his body after being electrocuted while participating in a religious procession in Mergong, here on October 13, died early this morning. The victim, Khor Zhi Kang, 16, was confirmed dead at about 2.52 am while receiving treatment at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital (HSB), here. Head ...

ALOR SETAR: A 16-year-old boy who was electrocuted along with two of his friends while participating in a religious procession in Mergong last week has died today. The victim, Khor Zhi Kang, who suffered burns to about 80 percent of his body, was confirmed dead at 2.52 this morning at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital (HSB), here. Police Chief ...

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Utusan Online broke the news on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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