Elderly mother dies after son's burial in USJ 22
SUBANG JAYA: An elderly woman slumped after witnessing her son's burial at the USJ 22 Muslim cemetery and was pronounced dead at Hospital Serdang yesterday.
An elderly woman, Saripah Nariah Sayed Hanip, 76, passed away in Subang Jaya after witnessing the burial of her son at the USJ 22 Muslim cemetery. The 56-year-old Syed Salim Syed Abdullah had died earlier that morning. Saripah went to Masjid As-Salam Puchong to oversee her son's funeral arrangements. While seated in a wheelchair, she suddenly collapsed during the burial service.
A doctor, who happened to be present, provided CPR, but she did not respond before being taken to Hospital Serdang, where she was pronounced dead at 11.39am. Family member Shafarhan Kahar, 41, explained that Saripah was still chatting with family members and guests before the incident. Syed Salim had been hospitalized for colon cancer the night before his death.
The family is in shock, as they never anticipated losing both their son and mother-in-law on the same day. The incident stunned everyone at the cemetery, as no one anticipated the family suffering another loss on that day.
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