Mother drowns along with seven-year-old son trying to save him from pond in Tawau

KOTA KINABALU: The woman who was found dead in a pond at Kampung Mangga in Tawau was trying to save her seven-year-old son.

Tawau OCPD Asst Comm Jasmin Hussin said a post-mortem confirmed that 41-year-old Indonesian housewife Suriani Amir and her seven-year-old son Risdy Rudi died from drowning on Tuesday (Feb 6).