KLUANG: Soldier Private Siti Khadijah Sungip, 24 who died after in a blast while undergoing grenade-throwing training at Hobart Camp, Gurun, Kedah, has been laid to rest at 1.15pm on Wednesday (June 17).
A somber atmosphere enveloped the Taman Sri Lambak Muslim Cemetery as family members, relatives, friends and military personnel attended to pay their last respects to the deceased.
At the funeral ceremony, the symbolic handover of the Jalur Gemilang to the deceased's family was officiated by the Commander of the 7th Brigade, Headquarters of the 7th Malaysian Infantry Brigade, Mahkota Camp, Brigadier General Datuk Zulhelmy Masdar, to the deceased's father, Sungip Jais, 65.
Earlier, the post-mortem examination on the deceased's body was completed at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital (HSB), Alor Setar at about 2.30am before being brought back here.
The body of the deceased, accompanied by the First Field Troop Leader, Lieutenant Muhammad Lutfil Hadi Osman, along with four members of the First Squadron of the Royal Engineer Regiment (RAJD), Sangro Camp, Taiping, Perak, arrived at her parents' residence in Taman Sri Lambak at 12.10pm before being taken to the Darul Iman Mosque for prayers.
Funeral prayers were led by Major Mohd Azlan Shah Abdul Razak from the TDM Field Engineering Institute (IKM).
In the incident at 10.57am on Tuesday (June 15), the deceased and another soldier, Corporal Norazmi Abu Bakar, were confirmed dead on the way to Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital (HSAH), Sungai Petani due to serious injuries following the explosion.
The Army, in a statement said the two victims involved in the incident were Corporal Norazmi from the Sixth Battalion of the Royal Malay Regiment (RAMD) and Private Siti Khadijah from the First Squadron of the Royal Engineer Regiment (RAJD). – Bernama
