It was all tears at five-year-old Ho Yan Hui’s funeral. Yan Hui, who was believed to be abused by her mother, died at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital on Sunday after she was warded in the intensive care unit for 11 days.
Her mother, Choong Mee Chin was charged for murdering her daughter by using a cane. She was ordered to undergo a month-long psychiatric evaluation at Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta.
Choong arrived at the funeral parlor to bid her last goodbyes to her daughter before she was cremated. Handcuffed and accompanied by a police and health officer, Choong leaned over her dead daughter’s body and whispered, “Be a good girl and rest in peace”.
Choong’s husband, Ho Kok Peng and their two children had arrived separately at the funeral parlor to perform prayers and rituals. One of the children tried to reach out to Choong, but he officer was stopped by the accompanying officers. She told her son, to look after his sister.
The two children were taken away by welfare department officers.
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