GEORGE TOWN: Toddler Olivia Natania, who lost her parents in a road accident in Baling late last month, has found a new family in the police force here.
She has also found some generous benefactors.
The 18-month-old daughter of Lance Corporal Bahliau Yeok Soak from Grik, Perak, has been adopted by the Penang Royal Malaysian Police Family Association (Perkep) to lessen the burden of her grandfather, Lance Corporal Simpul Ngah, who is also a Grik-based police officer.
The association, which comprises the spouses and female members of the police force, will look after Olivia's welfare for as long as she remains at the Penang Hospital here for treatment of her injuries.
The child made the news last weekend when state police chief Datuk Ayub Yaakub and the Penang Perkep, chaired by his wife Datin Norah Puteh, visited the hospital's paediatric unit, where she was warded after the accident.
The accident that killed her mother on the spot and her father, who died last Thursday at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Star, Kedah, also left Olivia with injuries on her head and right eye, which could cause her to be partially blind.
The 18-month-old daughter of Lance Corporal Bahliau Yeok Soak from Grik, Perak, has been adopted by the Penang Royal Malaysian Police Family Association (Perkep) to lessen the burden of her grandfather, Lance Corporal Simpul Ngah, who is also a Grik-based police officer.
The association, which comprises the spouses and female members of the police force, will look after Olivia's welfare for as long as she remains at the Penang Hospital here for treatment of her injuries.
The child made the news last weekend when state police chief Datuk Ayub Yaakub and the Penang Perkep, chaired by his wife Datin Norah Puteh, visited the hospital's paediatric unit, where she was warded after the accident.
The accident that killed her mother on the spot and her father, who died last Thursday at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Star, Kedah, also left Olivia with injuries on her head and right eye, which could cause her to be partially blind.
| Olivia Natania is being carried by Penang Royal Malaysian Police Family Association (Perkep) chairwoman Datin Norah Puteh while her husband, state police chief Datuk Ayub Yaakub (left), and Baling Umno division chairman Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim look on. — NST picture by Kalidevi Mogan Kumarappa |
Her story touched the hearts of the Baling Umno division members who donated RM5,000 to help the child.
Baling Umno division chairman, Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, who presented the money to Norah at the hospital yesterday, said he and the division members were moved by what had happened to Olivia and her parents.
"After reading about Olivia's story in Berita Harian, we immediately organised a collection among ourselves to raise money to help Olivia and her grandfather," he said.
Baling Umno division chairman, Datuk Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, who presented the money to Norah at the hospital yesterday, said he and the division members were moved by what had happened to Olivia and her parents.
"After reading about Olivia's story in Berita Harian, we immediately organised a collection among ourselves to raise money to help Olivia and her grandfather," he said.
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