Tuesday June 12, 2012
NILAI: The parents of 19-year-old former National Service
trainee A. Tamilarasi who died after falling ill during training want
compensation.
Tamilarasi's mother, A Krishnamary, 41, said there had been
no word from the authorities since her only daughter died on April 25.
“We borrowed money from relatives and friends when we had to
attend to Tamilarasi who was in hospital for over a year.
“We hope the authorities will at least compensate us through
the group insurance scheme,” she said at a memorial for her daughter.
Tamilarasi, a former student of SM Taman Desa Cempaka in
Nilai, had reported at the PDS Resort NS camp in Pasir Panjang, Port Dickson on
Jan 2, 2011 but fell ill a fortnight later.
Her lorry driver father K. Anandan, 42, who went to pick her
up during the Chinese New Year break was shocked to see her condition and took
her to a clinic.
She was later admitted to the Tuanku Ja'afar Hospital in
Seremban where she slipped into a coma.
Anandan lost his job as he and his wife had to take turns to
look after Tamilarasi, who died a year later without regaining consciousness.
Krishnamary said camp officials did give the family some
cash.
“They gave us RM9,000 in instalments until July and another
RM1,000 when my daughter died,” she said, adding that it costs the family RM200
a week to buy special formula and diapers for their daughter.
Krishnamary said her older son, who was planning to pursue
tertiary education is now working as a clerk in a hotel while their youngest
boy decided to stop schooling after PMR and is training to be a mechanic.
Krishnamary said her husband was also badly affected by
Tamilarasi's death and could no longer perform heavy tasks.
“He earns between RM20 and RM30 on a good day selling ice
cream. He has also been in poor health since our daughter died.”
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