"My mother's dream to die in Mecca came true" - Rusiah's daughter
Rusiah (pic) was among four Malaysian pilgrims killed in the Mecca crane collapse tragedy.
"My mother's dream to die in Mecca came true," said the third child of the late Rusiah Suar, 56.
Hariyanti Ahmad Badri, 31, however, said she accepted her passing because it was fated.
"I am saddened with her passing," she told reporters when met at her house at Felda Besout 2, here Sunday night.
She said her family had been informed about the news by Tabung Haji officers who came to the house about 7.45pm.
"They said her body was found at a hospital in Mecca, but they didn't tell us how the incident happened," she said.
Hariyanti said Tabung Haji would arrange her mother's funeral in Mecca.
She said her mother's roommate told them that her late mother collapsed and fainted when the incident occurred.
"After receiving news of the incident, my husband had contacted my mother's friend. Her friends wanted to help her, but the people there did not allow them...after that she got separated from her friends," she said.
Rusiah was among four Malaysian pilgrims killed in the Mecca crane collapse tragedy.
The tragedy that occurred at the Grand Mosque on Friday, claimed the lives of over 100 pilgrims and injured hundreds of others, including 10 Malaysians.
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