‘It’s Not That We Don’t Want to Meet Her Husband’s Family, But Give Us Time to Grieve First…’

TUMPAT: “It’s not that we are refusing to allow my brother-in-law’s family to visit, but please give us some time to come to terms with what has happened.”

Marlina Ibrahim, 46, made the clarification to ease tensions following the death of her younger sister, Norhazwani, 35, who was believed to have been murdered by her husband last Thursday.

Marlina said the family was still struggling to accept what had happened, acknowledging that the tragedy could strain relations between the two families.

“My sister did not die from an illness or a road accident. She was murdered. Of course, this has deeply affected us.

“I ask that our family be given some time to calm down first. As for what happens in the future, we leave it to Allah SWT.

“It’s not that we never want to meet our late sister’s husband’s family, but let the situation settle down first.

“After all, my two nieces are still related to them by blood,” she said when contacted today.

Marlina said the family’s main priority now was raising Norhazwani’s two daughters, aged five and six, who had already been under the care of their aunt in their hometown of Pengkalan Kubor.

“We will make arrangements to bring back all of my late sister’s belongings from the quarters where she lived in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, in the near future,” she said.

Norhazwani was laid to rest at the Tanjung Muslim Cemetery in Pengkalan Kubor at 1.50 am today, after her remains arrived in her hometown at approximately 1 am.

A post-mortem examination conducted at the Department of Forensic Medicine, Tuanku Ja’afar Hospital (HTJ), Negeri Sembilan, determined that Norhazwani’s death was caused by pressure applied to her neck.

Berita Harian