‘Zaharif was heading to the mosque’


Senseless tragedy: Mimi Julia holding up a phone with a picture of her late son at her family’s residence in Taman Chepor Sentosa, Chemor. — Bernama

IPOH: Mohammad Zaharif Affendi Muhd ​​Zamrie, who died in an accident involving a senior police officer, was preparing to perform Friday prayers when the incident took place.

His elder brother Zarul Fitri Muhd ​​Zamrie, 29, said it was the teenager’s routine to meet up with his friends after school every Friday in front of a nearby mosque on their motorcycles while waiting for the prayer session to start.

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