Haunted by memories

Cameraman hasn’t recovered from trauma of getting shot

PETALING JAYA: It has been six months since RTM cameraman Mohamad Amirul Amin Mohamed Amer (pic) was shot but he has yet to recover from the trauma.

“It gives me nightmares and I still vividly remember the pain of my injury,” he said.

Mohamad Amirul’s ordeal took place on Dec 1, 2016, along the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway when a man allegedly went on a shooting spree.

On that day, Mohamad Amirul was riding his motorbike to Penang island for an assign- ment when he spotted an elderly man sitting on the road, bleeding profusely.

“I stopped to help him. I approached him and asked what happened and why he was bleeding so much,” he recalled.

It was at this time when Mohamad Amirul, along with four others, were shot point blank. Businessman Datuk Ong Teik Kwong and two passers-by, Choi Hon Ming and M. Senthil, died in the incident.

Hitting the left side of his chest, the bullet blasted its way through, missing his heart by inches and leaving a gaping hole.

However, the most painful episode for Mohamad Amirul was when his wound was being cleaned at the Penang General Hospital.

“There were many days when I wished myself dead during those sessions,” he said.

Mohamad Amirul did not receive any compensation despite his suffering.

“The problem is that I am just a stringer. If I had been a full-time employee, I would have received some payment from Socso as I was shot on my way to work,” he said.

Following advice from friends, Mohamad Amirul has consulted a lawyer and will be initiating legal action.

“I went through a lot of pain and suffering simply because I stopped to help someone in distress.”