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Mohd Jafaruddin: Whither this poor elderly needy is abandoned or ne...
Mohd Jafaruddin: Whither this poor elderly needy is abandoned or ne...: Whither this poor elderly needy is abandoned or neglected by their children or family; whither a Maintenance Act enables an aged pare...
Whither this poor elderly needy is abandoned or neglected by their children or family
Whither this poor elderly
needy is abandoned or neglected by their children or family; whither a
Maintenance Act enables an aged parent to demand maintenance from their children
is needed.
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Elderly man abused at home, say concerned witnesses
Wednesday June 6, 2012
Elderly man abused at home, say concerned witnesses
By R.S.N. MURALI
murali@thestar.com.my
murali@thestar.com.my
MALACCA: A disabled
octogenarian is allegedly being mistreated by a female relative and concerned
Malaysians want him to be rescued by the authorities.
The 89-year-old is said to
be suffering physical abuse from a woman in her 20s, who is believed to be a close
relative.
The man is living under a
traditional wooden kampung house at Banda Kaaba here, where he is allegedly
chained and locked in on several occasions.
Parents, teachers and
pupils at a primary school near the house claim they have also seen the elderly
man being abused.
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Neglected:
Mohamed left all alone at home below the kampung house in Banda Kaaba in
Malacca.
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One parent, who only
wanted to be identified as Din, 35, said he sees the man being beaten almost
daily by the relative.
“Some of us attempted to
confront the woman but she seems to be a tyrant. It is really sad to see him
suffering in such a cruel manner,” Din said.
He said he had witnessed
her slapping and hitting the man and splashing cold water on him.
Another parent, Asah, 44,
alleged that her 10-year-old son often related the suffering of the old man.
“My son, whose classroom
overlooks the house, witnesses the abuse daily and he often comes back feeling
sad for him,” she said, adding that the authorities should place the man in an
old folk's home.
When The Star went to
investigate, the man was seen sitting on the veranda while the entrance to the
house was locked.
There was a bed and a
makeshift toilet under the house.
The man seemed unable to
use his hands. When approached, he said he was 89 years old and a bachelor.
He also said that the
house belonged to his parents.
“My grandchild is giving
me food and she is away at work,” said the man, adding that his name was
Mohamed Nordin.
He declined to say whether
he had been abused, saying: “When you are old, only then you will realise how
much others care for you.”
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/6/6/nation/11426186&sec=nation
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