Harry Knaub
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From: "Sajjad Lateef" <sajjadlateef_at_yahoo.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 10:30 AM
Subject: NANFA-- News: Malaysian man hangs himself over deaths of prized
fish
> Malaysian man hangs himself over deaths of prized fish
> AFP
>
> KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - A 23-year-old Malaysian man hanged himself
> following the deaths of his three prized flowerhorn fish.
>
> Ching Kin Fei's body was found at home by his grandparents on Monday
> after they returned from work, the Star said Tuesday.
>
> His grandmother, Chiu Chee Yin, 74, said Ching had not been his usual
> self ever since his three pets died days earlier.
>
> She said he had confided he was depressed and heartbroken over the
> death of his fish.
>
> "Ching loved the fish very much and spent a lot of time caring for
> them over the past one year," Chiu was quoted as saying.
>
> "Ever since the fish died, he kept to himself and seldom ate of
> talked much."
>
> The flowerhorn is an odd-looking fish with a hump on its forehead and
> patterns on its body resembling Chinese letters. Keeping the fish is
> popular in Malaysia and other parts of Asia, with some believing they
> can bring wealth and good luck.
>
>
>
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