JOHOR BARU: A septuagenarian who has been warded since Monday “escaped” from Hospital Sultanah Aminah to cast his ballot for the Pulai parliamentary by-election.
Daud Ismail, 71, said although the hospital staff tried to prevent him, he insisted on going to the polling station at Sekolah Agama Bandar in Jalan Yahya Awal, located less than 3km away, with the help of his adopted son.
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