Suicide woman changes her mind — but it’s too late

Suicide woman changes her mind — but it’s too late
Other News & Views by FOO YEE PING, WINNIE YEOH and A.RAMAN

SHORTLY after taking paraquat, a single mother changed her mind about committing suicide and called a friend for help.

However, it was too late.

The 41-year-mother of three died at a hospital in Muar at 1.30pm on Monday, three hours after she was admitted, reported Harian Metro.

The woman, who divorced her husband six years ago, had been having difficulty making ends meet and had told her friend she felt pressured about life.

She apparently expressed regret about trying to kill herself while being taken to the hospital.

> Datuk Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin (pic), whose birthday gift last year from her husband was a RM40,000 Louis Vuitton bag, only wanted a MacBook Pro laptop this time.

The pop diva’s husband Datuk Seri Khalid Muhammad Jiwa, threw her a party at JW Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Monday to mark her 32nd birthday.

”Datuk K is the person behind the celebration,” said Siti, who paid tribute to her husband and dedicated the song “Mencintaimu” (Loving You) to him.

According to Utusan Malaysia, Siti’s wish for the RM7,000 Apple laptop has not been granted because the couple has had no opportunity yet to shop due to the singer’s busy schedule.

Datuk K’s past birthday gifts to Siti included a Mercedes Benz and a specially-ordered RM200,000 Richard Mille watch.

The daily also ran a photograph of Siti and Datuk K with a little girl named Auddra who is reportedly their foster daughter.

> Other News & Views is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a sub-heading, it denotes a separate news item.