Visitors throng home of slain cop to pay their respects

Acquaintances and members of the police force showed up at the house of the late Muhamad Syafiq Ahmad Said, 24, to pay their respects to his family.

Syafiq’s (above) house compound began filling up early this morning in anticipation of his remains being brought home from the Tunku Laksamana Abdul Jalil Mosque of the Johor police contingent headquarters.

He was buried at Batu 8 Gambang Islamic Cemetery this afternoon.

The parents of the deceased, Ahmad Said Md Piah, 65, and Aini Mohd Shariff, 57, appeared calm in receiving guests and were occasionally seen wiping away tears as they mourned the demise of their seventh of eight children.

Meanwhile, Pahang Menteri Besar Special Officer (Islamic Affairs) Yunan Abdul Samad, who represented Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail handed over a donation of RM8,000 to Said.

Yunan, when met, said Wan Rosdy expressed his condolences to the family of the deceased and hoped they would persevere in the face of the tribulations over the loss of a loved one.

In the incident at 2.45am yesterday, Syafiq and colleague Ahmad Azza Fahmi Azhar, 22, died in an attack at the Ulu Tiram police station, Johor after being attacked by a masked man.

Another colleague, Mohd Hasif Roslan, who was shot, was reported to be stable after being treated at Sultan Ismail Hospital.

Police confirmed that a 21-year-old male suspect who was shot dead in the incident was believed to be a member of Jemaah Islamiyah.

- Bernama

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