KUALA LUMPUR: Siti Nor Hafiza Kamarudin, an entertainment journalist who was reported to be in critical condition, has passed away at the Charing Cross Hospital in London. She was 40 years old.
The heartbreaking news was confirmed by her husband, Mohd Roshdi Ramli, who informed the public that she passed away at 3pm local time (11pm Malaysian time).
“The latest update is that she (Siti Nor Hafiza) has just passed away at 3pm,” he told Bernama.
Earlier, Bernama reported that Mohd Roshdi Ramli had mentioned that his wife’s health condition was quite worrying.
Mohd Roshdi, who is still in London, said that her condition had deteriorated and her blood pressure was very low.
He added that Siti Nor Hafiza was battling a recurrence of breast cancer, which had reappeared after six years of being in remission.
Siti Nor Hafiza had been receiving treatment at the hospital after reportedly losing consciousness at Heathrow Airport on Wednesday while en route to Malaysia after a vacation.
The journalist, who was associated with the portals Boom Malaysia and Jurnal Malaysia owned by KRU Media, was chosen to receive a sponsored travel package to London and had left with her husband and their two children in the middle of this month. – Bernama
