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Two British students have been stabbed to death on Borneo, following a row with local men in a bar. Two British students have been stabbed to death in a Malaysian part of the island of Borneo, following a row with local men in a bar.
The Foreign Office said: "We are aware of the deaths of two British nationals in Malaysia on 5 August and we are providing consular assistance to their families and this difficult time". The students were named by Newcastle University as Neil Dalton and Aidan Brunger, both aged 22. They were on a six-week placement with five other medical students.
The incident happened in Kuching, Sarawak – one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. The victims were medical students at Newcastle University, both male, and aged 22 and 23. The Foreign Office said: "We are aware of the deaths of two British nationals in Malaysia on 5 August and we are providing consular assistance to their families at this difficult time."
They were reported by thestar.com.my to have been found lying in a road with stab wounds in the chest and back. The incident happened in Kuching, Sarawak – one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. They were reported by thestar.com.my to have been found lying in a road with stab wounds in the chest and back.
Police said a quarrel had taken place between the students and local men after both parties were drinking at a pub.Police said a quarrel had taken place between the students and local men after both parties were drinking at a pub.
It was reported that when the students left the pub, the suspects pursued them in a car and one got out and attacked the victims. Three suspects have been arrested. It was reported that when the students left the pub the suspects pursued them in a car and one got out and attacked the victims. Four suspects have been arrested.
Police told a press conference that the two students had arrived in Kuching in June to undergo practical training at a local hospital and were due to return to Britain later this month. The Malaysian state news agency, Bernama, reported that the attack happened at 4.15am in the Jalan Padungan area of the city of Kuching in Sarawak province.
Sarawak's deputy police commissioner, Datuk Dr Chai Khin Chung, told the agency the fight broke out after an argument in a bar over the students being too noisy. He said the Britons had been due to finish their training at the local hospital on Friday and that four suspects were in custody.
Professor Tony Stevenson, Newcastle University's acting vice-chancellor, said: "We were informed this morning of the very sad news that two of our fourth year medical students working at a hospital in Kuching, Borneo, have been tragically killed.
"Neil Dalton and Aidan Brunger, both 22, were on a six-week work placement along with five other medical students to put the skills they had learnt during their time here at the university into practice. This has come as a huge shock to us all and our thoughts are with their families and friends at this very difficult time.
"Two of our members of staff are flying out to Kuching as soon as possible and we are working closely with the British high commissioner to support the other students and to coordinate their return to the UK."