Schoolgirl who died of snake bite buried at Che Latiff Muslim Cemetery

A Year One schoolgirl who died yesterday after being bitten by a snake at Sekolah Kebangsaan Dato' Hashim 1, Pengkalan Chepa, here was buried at the Che Latiff Muslim Cemetery in Jalan Kuala Besar, Pantai Cahaya Bulan (PCB) at 9.45am today.

The remains of Nuriey Nadhirah Ruslan, the elder child of two siblings, was buried after the morning prayers held at the home of her parents in Taman Buaya, Pantai Cahaya Bulan.

The victim's father Roslan Ghazali, 33, his wife Wan Nor Izatul Azwana Mohamed, 28, and about 100 family members, friends and villagers paid their last respects.

Nuriey who was believed to have been bitten by a snake, based on a bite mark on her left calf, at about 10am during recess while playing in a garden near her classroom.

Her teacher rushed her to the Pengkalan Chepa Health Clinic but died during treatment and the body was later taken to the Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital here for post-mortem.