‘How could I tell him that his mum was gone?’

School in mourning: Headmasters Association of Malaysia representatives paying their respects during the wake for Liu.

KUALA LUMPUR: David Ling Mun Siong not only lost his wife to the Batang Kali landslide, but his son’s spine was also fractured.

David could not bear to immediately bring the sad news of his mother’s death to Zi Xuang, 19.