PJ mayor says family responsible for child’s death
Alinah (2nd left) listening to Johari (right) on the death of Thinasraj. Also present is Bukit Gasing state assembly member Rajiv Rishyakaran.
(fz.com) – “If we fix it, are you sure this won’t happen?” she told the group gathered at the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ). “The family should be responsible. You cannot leave everything to the government,” she added.
In the face of a child’s death after rusty railings gave way at the Section 8 low-cost flats in Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Mayor Datin Paduka Alinah Ahmad said today the family should take responsibility over the incident.
Last Friday, five-year-old M Thinasraj fell to his death from the 14th floor of Block D of the flats while playing, after rusty guard railings gave way.
While receiving a memorandum from community groups and Thinasraj’s family, Alinah said the family should have been on their guard on the whereabouts of the child.
“If we fix it, are you sure this won’t happen?” she told the group gathered at the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ).
“The family should be responsible. You cannot leave everything to the government,” she added.
After listening to an explanation from flats chairman Johari Nander, Alinah said she would take note of the complaints and the requests from the groups to carry out much-needed maintenance and upgrade of facilities at the flats.
After the meeting, Johari said this is not the first time such an incident occurred at the flats.
“Five years ago, a child died at the same place after the railings gave way,” he said.
Community group Friends of Kota Damansara (FOKD) and Johari have alterted the local authorities on the poor condition of the flats over the past three years.
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