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Mohamad Hamzah Razali |
SRI AMAN (Jan 2): “My wife insisted yesterday on sending our two daughters back to their school in Kuching,” said Mohamad Hamzah Razali, the husband of Siti Aishah Abdullah, who was among the nine people who died after that the vehicle they were traveling in sank. on the river at Triso Ferry Point yesterday.
The 43-year-old preacher said he didn’t expect that to be a sign that his wife would leave him for good.
Mohamad Hamzah said that normally, he and his late wife would go find and send their two daughters Khairunnisa, 14, and Nur Syuhada, 16, to school.
“However, yesterday, she (Siti Aishah) insisted on being with her sister (Lorna Ting, 33) to send our daughters back to school in Kuching,” she said when meeting reporters at Sri Aman Hospital here. today.
Siti Aishah, 36, Lorna, (previously identified as Ronany Ting), along with Kharunnisa and Nur Suhada were killed after the four-wheel drive vehicle spun out of control and sank in Sungai Batang Lupar, at the point ferry yesterday. .
Mohamad Hamzah’s three other children identified as Mohd Aiman, seven, Mohd Mustaqim, five, and Mohd Ahmad, four months old, also died in the tragedy around 3 p.m., which also claimed the lives of their two cousins. , Wallace Phang, seven, and Alvin Phang, 12.
Mohd Hamzah said the last time he received a WhatsApp message from his wife was after prayers on Friday yesterday, saying he was heading to Kuching with his brother-in-law and other family members in two vehicles.
“I found out about the incident after receiving a call from my mother-in-law around 3:19 pm,” she said, adding that she accepted the fate that had befallen her family as proof from God.
Meanwhile, Munah Agon, 58, the mother of Siti Aishah and Lorna when they met at the Sri Aman Hospital Forensic Unit, said she was still in shock from the incident.
Recalling moments before the tragedy, Munah, who was riding in another vehicle behind the unfortunate 4WD, said she could only scream when she saw the vehicle driven by Lorna suddenly lost control before plunging into the river.
“I couldn’t do anything except watch the car begin to sink before the public pulled my children and grandchildren out of the river,” said Munah, who lost two daughters and seven grandchildren in the incident.
Munah said Nur Syuhada and Khairunisa, who were students at a religious school in Samariang, Kuching, were expected to start their learning session next week.
“Siti Aishah reported the matter when she visited my home recently. Feeling a bit uncomfortable, I decided to join them using another vehicle driven by my son.
“Before leaving, Siti Aishah in a humorous tone had also asked me to dress beautifully,” she said.
Mohamad Hamzah said the remains of his wife and children would be interred in a grave at the Kampung Hulu Sri Aman Muslim Cemetery, while the bodies of Lorna and her two children would be brought to Sibu after completing the post-mortem process in Sri Aman . Hospital. – Bernama
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