M. Latha was hoping to see her only daughter R. Mythurai, 23, at their family home in Johor Baru for Deepavali in October.
She was instead left in tears as she identified Mythurai’s body at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital mortuary yesterday.
“She speaks to me daily over the phone and even sends her pictures through WhatsApp. I am lost without her,” said the 46-year-old pre-school teacher.
Mythurai, a cashier at Destiny Club, was slashed to death at the entertainment outlet on Wednesday.
Latha described Mythurai as the “family’s biggest hope”. She added Mythurai dreamt of being a doctor to lift her family out of poverty.
“She last spoke to me on Wednesday afternoon and she promised to return for Deepavali.
“I received a phone call at 11.15pm the same day and was told of the incident.
“I reached the hospital at 4am but was not allowed to see her as medical personnel said doctors were trying to revive her. After waiting for about an hour, I was told she was no longer with us.”
“She was a bright student in school and a very obedient girl. She came to Kuala Lumpur in 2012 to pursue her studies in medicine. But the family was financially constrained and she could not continue her studies and found a job instead,” said Latha.
“She was supposed to continue her studies next year.”
Latha said she knew the club owner and thus allowed Mythurai to work there.
A victim of the attack, who requested anonymity, said he heard a commotion outside the club at about 10.30pm.
As he rushed out of the club, he saw three men armed with machetes attacking two men who were lying on the road in a pool of blood.
“I wanted to leave the club. The suspects thought I was going to attack them and they attacked me,” he said, adding the last two fingers on his left hand were severed after he tried to defend himself.
“I am close to Mythurai. I’m here to see her,” he said, adding he was a regular patron of the club.
“I really do not know why they had to kill her. She is one of the nicest person I know,” he said.
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