PUTRAJAYA: The Social Welfare Department's monthly assistance for Jahidah Nordin, who fell into a coma after she was savagely beaten by her husband, will be continued to help ease her family's burden.
Women, Family and Community Development deputy minister Aiman Athirah Sabu said the department had started disbursing a monthly assistance of RM500 since last July.
"This monthly assistance will continue, including counseling sessions for Jahidah's family. We will also review if there is a need to increase the amount of the aid. The ministry also cares about the welfare of Jahidah and her young son," she told reporters after handing over aid from Tabung Kasih to Jahidah's sister, Fauziah Nordin, here today.
On May 2021, the media reported that the 44-year-old civil servant in Johor was rushed to the Sultanah Aminah Hospital after she was allegedly beaten up by her husband, who was 38 at the time.
According to the report, Jahidah, who is believed to be Rosmaini's third wife, was six-weeks pregnant at the time and sustained serious injuries to her head.
Part of her skull had to be removed due to internal bleeding, apart from suffering a broken back, ribs, and jaw.
She gave birth to a baby boy by Caesarean section in November that year. – BERNAMA