Daughter finds 85-year-old mother dead in bushes behind house
BACHOK: An 85-year-old woman was found dead in bushes behind her house in Kampung Pengkalan Baru here this afternoon.
In Kampung Pengkalan Baru, an 85-year-old woman, Che Bidah Sulung, was discovered dead in the bushes behind her residence this afternoon. Her eldest daughter, Hilmiah Hamzah, aged in her 60s, found her mother in this unfortunate state. The incident was reported to Hilmiah's other daughter, Hindun Hamzah, 58, around 3pm. The victim lived alone in the house, a routine for her children and nieces to visit her with daily meals.
Hilmiah's sister had called her to inform that she was on her way to deliver rice to her mother's house, but upon arrival, found her mother unresponsive in the bushes. Hindun, describing her mother as active and fond of house cleaning, expressed the family's shock and disbelief at the incident. The Bachok district police chief, Superintendent Mohamad Ismail Jamaluddin, confirmed receiving the report of the incident.
The body was taken to Bachok Hospital for further examination, and investigations will be conducted to ascertain the cause of death.
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