Chef killed over meal of fried noodles by two disgruntled guests

JAPANESE star chef Miki Nozawa was killed on the German holiday island of Sylt following an alleged dispute with two disgruntled guests about a dish of fried noodles.

The 57-year-old died on Monday as a result of his injuries in the intensive care unit of a local hospital, said Ulrike Stahlmann-Liebelt, the senior public prosecutor from the nearby town of Flensburg.

The results of the autopsy establishing the cause of death were not yet available, Stahlmann-Liebelt said Tuesday.

Two suspects aged 36 and 50, reportedly skilled workers, are still at large.

Local media reports say the dispute centred on a dish of fried noodles with vegetables and beef.

The Sylt Rundschau newspaper said the two suspects asked for their money back saying they didn't like the way the food was prepared.

The news website Bild.de reported that the two then disappeared without paying.

Later that night Nozawa, who was regarded as a specialist in Japanese-Italian fusion food, met the two again in a local table-dance bar, where the dispute escalated.

The cook was taken to the hospital with severe brain injuries and inteal bleeding, Nozawa's former wife told the Sylt Rundschau.