An idyllic wedding planned by two Brazilians on a Malaysian island ended in a violent brawl after a member of Malaysia’s royal family led a group of rowdy gate-crashers to the nuptials, police said on Tuesday.
About 90 guests from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, Japan and Singapore had gathered on Saturday for the wedding at a resort on Rawa island, off southern Johor state.
As guests were enjoying the wedding feast, a group of four men led by an unidentified Johor royal family member arrived uninvited at the festivities, a local police source said on condition of anonymity.
“At the initial stage, they were welcomed by the group of 90 tourists. While the party continued, one of the four uninvited guests started to disturb one of the lady tourists,” the source said, noting the royal was the troublemaker.
When some of the guests intervened, the royal — whom police described as drunk — started to throw punches, but was calmed down by resort staff.
Later, police said the wedding crashers returned with sticks, stones and golf clubs, sparking an all-out fight with guests.
“Later on, these four guys came again with sticks and some stones and started to attack these tourists at the party and then they started to threaten these tourists,” said the source.
Several injured foreigners were treated at a Johor hospital and released.
Police said they had detained the four men, who were due to be released on bail on Wednesday, and were investigating the incident. — AFP