Sunday, March 29, 2009

alfatihah...

Two missing doctors found dead in ravine
By : By Lee Shi-Ian and Mazlinda Mahmood
article below by NST.

  The bodies of    Dr Haliza Mohd Shafiee  and Dr Amin Tai Abdullah @ Tai Yen Ming being taken to a helicopter at Bukit Tabuh near Taman Melawati, Ampang, yesterday. — Pictures by Abdullah Yusof
The bodies of Dr Haliza Mohd Shafiee and Dr Amin Tai Abdullah @ Tai Yen Ming being taken to a helicopter at Bukit Tabuh near Taman Melawati, Ampang, yesterday. — Pictures by Abdullah Yusof

KUALA LUMPUR: The bodies of two doctors missing since Wednesday were found yesterday in a ravine near the Klang Gates in Ulu Ampang.

Dr Haliza Mohd Shafiee, 53, and Dr Amin Tai Abdullah @ Tai Yen Ming, 57, were believed to have slipped and fallen into the ravine while jungle trekking at a popular spot in Bukit Tabuh near Taman Melawati, Ampang.

Their bodies were spotted by the pilots of a police helicopter at 2.15pm in a search operation launched in the area after a car belonging to one of the doctors was found near Bukit Melawati.

The pilots radioed the general location of the bodies.

Police, using tracker dogs, found them later.
Dr Haliza's body was brought out of the ravine first at 3.30pm while Dr Amin's body was retrieved 15 minutes later.

Both bodies were badly decomposed and were sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for a post-mortem.

Dr Haliza, a paediatrician, and Dr Amin, a paediatric surgeon, both employed at the Ampang Puteri Medical Centre, had been reported missing by their families on Wednesday.

Closed-circuit television camera recordings showed that they left the medical centre at 11.30am on Wednesday in Dr Haliza's Nissan Latio.

Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar said the Latio was found at 6am yesterday. It is believed police had tracked the vehicle through its global positioning system device.

Khalid said a guard at the Klang Gates dam had reported seeing the duo trekking in the area, something they apparently did quite often.

"They were reportedly close and both liked to go jungle trekking."

The families of both doctors declined to speak to reporters.

Ampang police chief Assistant Commissioner Abdul Jalil Hassan said the deaths of the two doctors had been classified as sudden death and police did not suspect foul play.


Both of them are my family friends. i've known dr amin tai since i was a kid and i always admire him as a pediatric surgeon. i remembered seeing him playing with toys in his consulting room in APSH and how he has this 'aura' for kids.
May both of them rest in Jannah. al-fatihah.

10 comments:

flaier said...

wouldn't you think that it is very strange for two climbers to slip at the same time and both sustained fatal falls ?

Arina said...

the police didnt found the car,, it was my mum's feeling to ask dr haliza's husband to go search over there at 5.45 am and he found the car.. the police wasnt much of a help in the search.. though it was good for them to call the heli..

Willow said...

Dr Amin Tai circumsized both my sons, most recent was Rafael who is now 7 months old. Both procedures took place on the 2nd day that they were born. I remember the man as self-assured and unassuming. He was very trim and obviously kept himself in good shape. He was very gentle and did the job beautifully...

May Allah SWT have mercy on his soul and Dr Haliza...

Sama-samalah kita berdoa ke atas roh mereka berdua... Amin.

Abu Rafael

ileena said...

flaier:i was thinking the same too!its weird, i know.

arina:oh well, im not surprised though.but then again, the guard in charged near that syabas loji, dia takda idea ke kenapa kereta tu dah ada 3 days dekat situ?

Mrs LVoe said...

Al-fatihah to both of them

IXORAROXI said...

Innalillah..
Al Fatihah

Tan agnes said...

hi, we like trekking in Bukit Tabur and know the place pretty well.

We trekked there this morning to identify the possible spot the two late specialists fell and have some information. http://thetrekkers.blogspot.com

Nadjet said...

Assalmu Alikum
I am not a Malysian, but Both doctors were my son's doctor. Dr Halisa was my son's pedia since he was born and Dr Amin performed khatan on my son. Though my relation was not that close with dr Amin, with dr Halisa we were quite close. she was such a wonderful doctor. sorry to say that, but unlike many malaysian doctors who become sensitive if u ask them or discuss with them, dr Halisa was very unique and open. She would try to explain to you in both normal and scientific terms. she would even take a book from her bookself, give it to you and explain to you. she sometimes will substantiate what she siad with scientific research. she was very well-updated. you really feel safe with her, she look into my son and sometimes notice things I wasnt able to notice. I remembered when my son was born, I didnt know her at that time, as I went to breastfeed my son I saw her examining newborn babies, beleive me, I was stunned, and couldnt forget the way she was looking at them, as if she was a microscope looking at them full concentration, and gentleness. I even remember in 2001 she didnt wear the scarf, but we came to see her for my son's vaccination, we were surprised to see her wearing the scarf, in fact, she said she just came from Hajj. She was so excited, I never saw her in that state, showing u photos of her,husband, and friends who performed hajj with her, saying, "you know I feel clean and purified". She was so happy, like someone who has found an inner peace. She said that she used to take her children to Mecca not during hajj or ramadan season just to introduce them to the wholy place. She said also she and her family has a weekly halqa with a sheikh to teach them Islam and read Quran together. Believe me, she is such a wonderful doctor that your country has lost. My son was sick and called her clinic to have an appointment with her, they said she was dead. I was crying,hoped she never went to that jungle, I couldnt forget her not only me even my husband and my son. I am still in shock and would grieve whenver I remember her smile, dedication, talent in medicine. I am in tears, please pray for her soul and remember it is very rare to find a doctor like her. though my son is still sick, I have not take him to any doctor, because I really dont know where to take him. Please say with me: اللهم ارحمها و سامحها و تولها و وسع مدخلها و ارضى عنها و اجعل الجنة مثواها هي و أمين. آمين. Please dont forget her and Amin in your prayers that's what she needs now. I really miss her, I dint think I will forget her for all the good she did to my son and other children.

Nadjet said...

Assalmu Alikum
I am not a Malysian, but Both doctors were my son's doctor. Dr Halisa was my son's pedia since he was born and Dr Amin performed khatan on my son. Though my relation was not that close with dr Amin, with dr Halisa we were quite close. she was such a wonderful doctor. sorry to sy that, but unlike many malaysian doctors who become sensitive if u ask them or discuss, dr Halisa was very unique and open. She would try to explain to you in both normal and scientific terms. she would even take a book from her bookself, give it to you and explain to you. she sometimes will talk substantiate what she is syaing with scientific research. she is very well-updated. you really feel safe with her, she look into my son and sometimes notice things I wasnt able to notice. I remembered when my son was born, I didnt know her at that time, as I went to breastfeed my son I saw her examining newborn babies, beleive me, I was stunned, and couldnt forget the way she was looking at them, as if she was a microscope looking at them full concentration, and gentleness. I even remember in 2001 she didnt wear the scarf, but we came to see her for my son's vaccination, we were surprised to see her wearing the scarf, in fact, she just came from Hajj. She was so excited, I never saw her in that state, showing u photos of her,husband, and friends who performed hajj with her, saying, "you know I feel clean and purified". She was so happy, like someone who has found an inner peace. She said that she used to take her children to Mecca not during hajj or ramadan season just to introduce them to the wholy place. She said also she and her familyhas a weekly halqa with a sheikh to teach them Islam and read Quran together. Believe me, she is such a wonderful doctor that your country has lost. My son was sick and called her clinic to have an appointment with her, they said she was dead. I was crying,hoped she never went to that jungle, I couldnt forget her not only me even my husband and my son. I am still in shock and would grieve whenver I remember her smile, dedication, talent in medicine. I am in tears, please pray for her soul and remember it is very rare to find a doctor like her. though my son is still sick, I have not take him to any doctor, because I really dont know where to take him. Please say with me: اللهم ارحمها و سامحها و تولها و وسع مدخلها و ارضى عنها و اجعل الجنة مثواها هي و أمين. آمين. Please dont forget her and Amin in your prayers that's what she needs now. I really miss her, I dint think I will forget her for all the good she did to my son and other children.

Anonymous said...

dr amin got daugther named arina rite??
can i know where is she?