PETALING JAYA: An elderly woman in a wheelchair has been taken into care after she was found alone by the roadside at Jalan Kebun in Shah Alam.

The Selangor zakat board said family members were not willing to take her in, and she had been placed in a care centre, with monthly expenses paid by the board.

The woman is the second person this month who was reported to have been abandoned by their family. On Feb 6, a man in his 60s was taken into care after he was found alone with a suitcase at a surau in Klang.

In a Facebook posting today, the board said officials took action after receiving reports about the elderly woman at 8.30pm yesterday. She appeared to have been left alone, with disposable diapers and a bag of clothes.

The woman, who is paralysed on one side of her leg, was later found to be in a list of hardcore poor who were eligible for aid.

“Efforts to contact her family was successful but we did not receive good cooperation when none of her family members were willing to pick her up from the shelter, all giving a lot of excuses,” the board said.

“Police had contacted her child, who at first agreed to pick her up, but they later changed their mind, saying that they could no longer afford to care for her any more.

“Police had to contact a care centre who took her by ambulance for a health check-up and a Covid-19 screening.”

Zakat Selangor said the woman told board officials that she had not seen her child for a long time, and described her child as a good person.

“Who wouldn’t be touched when this mother was still praying the best for her child. We tried to hide our sadness from her. Maybe there are family issues only they know about,” Zakat Selangor said.

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WE DID NOT BRING UP CHILDREN TO MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY ABUSE US, PARENTS.

TODAY MANY CHILDREN HAVE TURNED INTO PARIAH CREATURE BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNMENT WHO ALLOWED RELIGION AND RACE TO TAKE OVER OUR LIVES.

WHEN THE GOVERNMENT IS SELFISH AND ARROGANT SO TOO WILL SOCIETY BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE ARE FOLLOWERS.

EVEN THOUGH MOST ARE EDUCATED TODAY, TO BE WITH THE JONES IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE VALUE OF BEING A HUMAN BEING AND BE HUMBLE.

IT IS USELESS TO WEAR A TUDUNG AND PRAY FIVE TIMES A DAY WHEN ONE CAN ABUSE OWN PARENTS.

I HAVE FIVE CHILDREN AND THE ONES WHO HAVE DEGREE AND PHD ARE THE ONES WHO ABANDONED AND MENTALLY ABUSED ME FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS.  WHY??? BECAUSE THEIR FRIENDS DO THE SAME TO THEIR PARENTS, THEIR SPOUSE HAVE NO RESPECT FOR ME.

FRIENDS HAVE SAID IT IS BECAUSE OF HOW I BROUGHT THEM UP AS ONE REASON. CAN MY OWN CHILDREN PROOF WHO I HAVE ABUSED OR MENTALLY TORTURE IN THE FAMILY OR TO THE OTHER SIDE RELATIVES.

I TRULY BELIEVE THERE MUST BE A LAW AGAINST THE WAY CHILDREN TORTURE, ABUSE AND ABANDON THEIR AGED OLD PARENTS.

GIRLS NORMALLY ABUSE OR ABANDON THEIR PARENTS BECAUSE OF MEN. THEY BELONG TO THE OBEDIENT WIVES CLUB.

BOYS ABUSE OR ABANDON THEIR PARENTS BECAUSE OF THEIR EGO AND SELFISHNESS OR THEIR WIVES.

MANY DO NOT BELIEVE AND LAUGH AT KARMA.

ONE DAY YOUR OWN CHILDREN WILL DO THE SAME TO YOU.

IN KUALA LUMPUR AND SELANGOR THERE ARE 1600 SENIOR CITIZENS WHO HAVE BEING ABANDONED BY THEIR CHILDREN.  ONE CAN FIND THEM AT BUS STOPS, UNDER THE BRIDGE, SLEEPING IN BROKEN VANS OR CARS, DRAINS ETC.