THAQIF’S FAMILY LAWYER TO MAKE FORMAL REQUEST FOR MEDICAL REPORT
JOHOR BARU: State Health Department personnel inspected the home of the late Mohamad Thaqif Amin Mohd Gadaffi’s family yesterday, following a postmortem report stating that his death three months ago was due to leptospirosis.
Thaqif ’s mother, Felda Wani Ahmad, 40, said officers from the department had inspected her home while she was at work.
She said they arrived at her house in Jalan Soga 18, Taman Bukit Tiram, at 10am yesterday.
“My husband was at home with the children at that time. I was at school when the unexpected inspection was carried out.
“I am not sure how long they spent at the house, but they told my husband that it was ‘okay’.
“My family and I will continue to give our cooperation to the health authorities if they need to check the house or any other place,” she said.
On Tuesday, Johor Health, Education and Information Committee chairman Datuk Ayub Rahmat said the state Health Department would be retracing the places that Thaqif visited after a post-mortem confirmed that he died of leptospirosis.
He said the department would work with the police to trace and run inspections on the locations.
He said the department was setting out to identify Thaqif ’s whereabouts when he first complained about his condition.
“There is a high possibility that family members brought Thaqif out of the tahfiz school.
“We will investigate this first as this could be among the factors that caused the infection,” Ayub said.
Thaqif, who is the third of five siblings, died at Sultan Ismail Hospital here on April 26.
His condition deteriorated due to severe infection on his arms and legs. Both his legs were amputated during his treatment.
His death led to the formation of a Special Investigation Committee by the Health Ministry to determine the cause of death.
On Monday, Health directorgeneral Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the post-mortem and subsequent investigations revealed that Thaqif died due to leptospirosis, which was made complicated by skin necrosis and a micro-blood congealing condition.