AMPUTEE OUT

Radzuan sleeps under roofed bench in Kuantan

T.N. ALAGESH KUANTAN alagesh@nst.com.my

WHAT happened to lorry attendant Mohd Radzuan Che Mat is unthinkable. When the 56-year-old had his left leg amputated three years ago, his wife allegedly told him to leave their family house in Beserah here and the father of four now lives on the streets.

Armed with crutches, Radzuan sleeps on wooden planks under a roofed bench at the Kuantan Municipal Council football field in Jalan Mahkota here.

Sitting on the bench, Radzuan, whose left leg was amputated below the knee following diabetes complication, said he walked with the aid of a prosthetic limb fitted at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital here two weeks ago.

“I am getting used to it... maybe I can do some light work and earn a living but I need a place to spend the night. Any welfare or