"I promised to buy him football boots": Father grieves over drownings in Kulim
ALOR STAR: “Two days ago, my younger son asked me to buy him football boots for training and a competition next month. I promised to buy them for him this week, but I didn’t get the chance.” said Mohd Ashrofudin Ramdzon, 41, father of two step-siblings among four children who drowned after falling into a drain at Taman Desa Kayangan, Sungai Karangan, Kulim, last night.
Mohd Ashrofudin Ramdzon, a 41-year-old father of four, is mourning the tragic loss of his stepson and three of his biological children after they drowned in a drain in Kulim. The incident occurred last night when the four siblings fell into a drain at Taman Desa Kayangan, Sungai Karangan. Mohd Ashrofudin had promised to buy football boots for his younger son, Muhammad Arif Naufan, for an upcoming training and competition.
He did not get the chance as he was at work when the incident took place. Upon receiving the news at 7pm, he rushed to Kulim Hospital, only to be told that his children had already passed away.
The victims were Muhammad Arif Naufan, 12; Muhammad Zafril Arsyad Muhamad Azrin, 12; Muhammad Iman Nuruddin Khairol Anuar, 10; and Aeril, 12. Two of the victims died at the scene, while the other two succumbed to their injuries on the way to Kulim Hospital. Mohd Ashrofudin, who works as a security guard at the National Anti-Drug Agency in Kuala Muda, described Arif as particularly affectionate towards him in recent days. He had even asked him to feed him, not realizing it was a sign of his impending departure.
The four siblings were close friends and died together, to be buried in the same grave at the Sungai Karangan Mosque Muslim Cemetery. Their bodies remain at the Forensic Department awaiting post-mortem examinations, with family members and relatives present at the scene.
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