Woman praying on flyover: No family visited, says hospital

The woman who was spotted praying on a flyover in the city yesterday, has not received any visitors after she was warded at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL).

No family members or any acquaintances came to visit the woman who is being warded at the psychiatric ward, a hospital source said.

The source also said hospital staff have received strict orders from the management to not divulge any details about the woman's condition to the media.

Yesterday, the woman stunned motorists using the flyover near the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka building when she was seen praying at the side of the road.

She was wearing a while 'telekung' (prayer veil for Muslim women) and had a copy of the al-Quran in her hand.

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An mStar report yesterday identified the woman as Anita Shiar, 27. The woman reportedly claimed that she had dreamt that something bad was going to happen to her, and so she prayed in various locations.

A Malay daily today quoted Dang Wangi district police chief Asst Comm Zainuddin Ahmad as saying that police arrived at the around 1.30pm after being alerted.

He said upon investigation, the police found that the woman had no identification documents with her.

The woman was later sent to HKL for examination.