PEKAN: A 50-year-old retiree, Nor Habibi Hasan, died from a lightning strike at the back of her home in Kampung Baru Permatang Pauh here, yesterday afternoon.
Pekan district police chief Supt Mohd Razli Yusof told reporters today the woman was found by her son Ahmad Baihaqi Abdul Hamid, 17, in a state of unconsciousness, during a heavy downpour at about 4.30 pm.
The teenager carried his mother, a former employee of the state council for the Islamic religion and Malay traditions (Majlis Ugama Islam dan Adat Resam Melayu Pahang), into their home and called for an ambulance but medical personnel who arrived at the scene found that Nor Habibi had already died.
A post-mortem conducted at Hospital Pekan confirmed that the cause of death was the lightning strike.
— BERNAMA
