Abandoned woman gets a fresh start
By M. SIVANANTHA SHARMA
north@thestar.com.my
BUTTERWORTH: A 29-year-old woman who was allegedly pushed out of a car by her mother in Mak Mandin here will have a chance to start her life afresh at a welfare department skills training centre in Ipoh.
Officers from the Seberang Perai Utara welfare office brought Zuraini Abdul Kadir to her aunt's house in Kampung Federal to sign a letter of consent for the woman, said to be mentally disabled, to be placed at the Bengkel Bina Semangat centre.
Zuraini's aunt, Zaitun Abu Ghani, 39, thanked Bagan Barisan Nasional coordinator David Chua for his help in getting the welfare department's assistance for her niece.
She said Chua had visited her several times to help Zuraini, who was placed at a transit centre in Bagan Jermal here after she was rescued.
Well-cared for: Zaitun kissing Zuraini on the cheek before she leaves for Ipoh. About three weeks before the incident, Zuraini was sent to live with her biological mother.
It was reported that passers-by in Taman Cantik here saw a woman stopping her car and pushing Zuraini out of the vehicle, together with a bag of clothes, by the roadside on Sept 20.
The divorcee had reportedly tried to drop off her daughter at her ex-husband's low-cost apartment but Zuraini's stepmother apparently refused to take her in.
After failing to locate a relative's house in Mak Mandin, Zuraini's mother allegedly decided to abandon her daughter by the roadside.
Zuraini said she looked forward to learning new skills at the training centre.
“I will be making new friends and this will help me forget my worries,” she said before leaving for Ipoh.
Zuraini added that she would come to see her aunt during public holidays.
- HUMAN INTEREST
2. WHO- 29-year-old woman and her mother
3. WHERE- welfare department skills training centre in Ipoh
4. WHEN- (no)
5. WHY- allegedly pushed out of a car
6. HOW- (no)
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