Mohamad Zawawi Husain and his wife, Surianti Zahari had just moved into their rented home in January with their three young children. They’ve been busy making plans to buy their dream home, but those dreams were dealt a cruel blow when their 14-month-old son drowned in a pail of water int he bathroom of their home at Taman Putra Putri.
Mohamad Bilal was playing with his sister and a cousin in the master bedroom under the supervision of his mother. Surianti left the room for a short while to answer a phone call from her husband around 3.30pm.
Bilal is believed to have entered the bathroom at that time. Surianti later found his lifeless body with his head submerged in the half-full pail. She immediately told Zawawi of the incident, then rushed her son to the Permatang Badak health clinic where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Zawawi said he had read reports about similar incidents, but never expected it to happen to his son.
“My wife, traumatised by the incident, no longer wants to stay here. We will temporarily stay at my mother’s home nearby,” he said, adding that his other son, Mohamad Eusoff, 8, was not at home during the incident.
Pointing at the red pail, Zawawi hoped this mishap would serve as a lesson to parents with young children.
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