Elmina crash: 'Hafiz was a good son' - Mother

KLANG - "Our conversations keep repeating in my head,” said the mother of Muhamad Hafiz Muhamad Salleh, 32, a p-hailing rider who was killed in a plane crash in Elmina, Section U16, Shah Alam, last Thursday.

Jamaliah Ismail, 53, said her eldest son often contacted her and her husband.

"The last time he contacted both of us was last week, he asked how we were, that's all.

"Before the accident, he did not show any changes, his attitude was as usual - a gentle and kind person towards us as a family," she said when met at the grounds of the Forensic Department at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (HTAR) here on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Hafiz’s father, Muhamad Saleh Othman, 57, said the body of his eldest son would be managed by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais).

“The body would be bathed and covered by Jais and the prayer would be held in Ar-Rahimiah Mosque, Klang before he transported to Al Huda Mosque cemetery, Kampung Jerung, Sungai Petani.

“Insya-Allah, the body would be buried today. I would like to thank the parties involved in managing the body,” he said when met at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) Forensic Department grounds here on Saturday.

Earlier, the victims’ family arrived at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital to claim the victim’s body.

Hafiz’s body would be the first to be released to the family among other victims.

On Thursday, an aircraft from Langkawi en route to Subang crashed in Elmina Central Park, Seksyen U16, Shah Alam.

Police had confirmed 10 individuals – eight onboard and two in the vicinity – was killed in the crash.