Widow of viral crash victim fears son will blame self as father died on errand for maths book

KLANG – The wife of a motorcyclist who was killed in a collision fears her eldest child may be bullied and end up feeling guilty, as the deceased had gone out to buy books before the accident that flung him onto a car.

Nor Nadia Abdul Majid, 32, said she hopes the public will offer support and safeguard her children’s emotional wellbeing.

“I don’t want him to feel guilty, to be pressured with all sorts of questions or bullied at school, that’s what I’m afraid of.

“I worry he will blame himself for wanting textbooks, which led to my late husband going out on his motorcycle,” she said, holding back tears when met outside the Magistrates’ Court here on Wednesday.

The mother of three said her eldest child misses his father deeply and has even wanted to sleep in his father’s clothes.

Nadia added that her youngest child, who is still very young and has never been to a cemetery, often says, “Papa is inside (the grave).”

Despite the hardship, she, who works as a p-hailing delivery rider alongside her late husband Amirul Hafiz Omar, 33, hopes her children will remain strong in coping with the loss of their father.

She also expressed gratitude to all parties who have extended support and assistance, including the Social Welfare Department (JKM), which has offered counselling services for her children.

Moving forward, she said the family will relocate to Taiping, Perak, with arrangements to transfer the children’s schools to be made soon.

“If I’m busy here, there’s no one to help look after the children, so I’ve decided to return to my hometown. At least there will be family members who can help keep an eye on them,” she said.

Earlier, R. Saktygaanapathy, 28, was charged at the Magistrates’ Court here with the murder of Amirul along Jalan Raya Barat at 11.47am on March 29.

The charge was framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years and, if not sentenced to death, no fewer than 12 strokes of the cane.

He also pleaded guilty to a separate charge of consuming drugs believed to be benzodiazepine and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

The offence was allegedly committed at the Narcotics Office of the Klang District Police Headquarters at 3.30pm on the same day.

The charge was framed under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries a fine of up to RM5,000 or a maximum two-year jail term, if convicted.