A New Zealand man has been killed in a shooting incident in the Philippines, while defending his girlfriend from muggers.
Local police have named the victim as Nick Stacey, 34, who died after allegedly being shot while out walking with his girlfriend shortly after midnight on Sunday, local time, in the city of Makati in the Metro Manila region.
ABS CBN News reported the couple were approached by two men on a motorcycle before one of the pair pointed a firearm at Stacey’s girlfriend.
“The victim then intervened and tried to grab the assailant’s weapon. But the suspect fired the gun and hit the victim’s left [side] chest,” the media outlet reported.