KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 — Entertainment journalist Siti Nor Hafiza Kamarudin, who was reported to be in critical condition, died at the Charing Cross Hospital in London, the United Kingdom (UK) yesterday, aged 40.
This was revealed by her husband, Mohd Roshdi Ramli, who said she passed away at 3pm local time (11pm Malaysian time).
“The latest development is that she (Hafiza) has just breathed her last at 3pm,” he told Bernama.
Earlier, Bernama reported Roshdi as saying his wife’s health condition was somewhat worrying.
He said her condition at the time had deteriorated, and her blood pressure was also very low. Hafiza has been battling recurring breast cancer, which reemerged after going into remission six years prior.
She was being treated at the hospital after reportedly losing consciousness at Heathrow Airport on Wednesday (December 27) while en route to Malaysia after a vacation.
Hafiza, associated with the portals Boom Malaysia and Jurnal Malaysia owned by KRU Media, was in the UK for a sponsored travel package with her family, having arrived with her husband and their two children nearly a fortnight before.
Meanwhile, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil also extended his condolences to her family.
“Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. Just this evening, I made a post about journalist Fiza Kamaruddin being in critical condition in a London hospital. Tonight, I received sad news. She has passed away.
“My condolences to the family of the late Fiza Kamaruddin. May her family endure this heavy trial with fortitude. Al-Fatihah,” he said in a Facebook post yesterday.
— Bernama
