KLANG: A pub brawl resulted in the death of a 25-year-old man here, with the victim sprawled on the roadside covered in blood and surrounded by broken liquor bottles.

P. Puvanesvaran was found in front of the pub at Jalan Stesen with injuries to the head and face early yesterday morning.

Police received a distress call at 3.49am and rushed to the scene to find the victim covered in blood and shattered glass from the broken bottles.

Paramedics were called in but they declared Puvanesvaran dead at the scene.

“It is believed that the victim was involved in a fight in the pub, and he was attacked by a group. He tried to run away before collapsing about 20m from the pub,” South Klang OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Mat Yusop said.

Further investigations revealed that Puvanesvaran was hit with a blunt object, he said.

ACP Mohamad added that three men, aged between 35 and 40, had been detained to assist in investigations.