47-Year- old Woman Returns To Family After Going Missing For Two Years

SEPANG (Selangor, Malaysia), June 22 (Bernama) -- After going missing for two years, Zarina Othman, 47, who ended up in a mental hospital in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, was re-united with her family in an emotional homecoming here Friday. Accompanied by her sister Zaiton Othman, 50, and 1Malaysia Supporters Club (KP1M) president Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, Zarina, was met by her mother, Maimunah Shahbudin, 73, at the arrival hall of the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal here . "Where are my children? Let's get back to our hometown," was the first thing she said to her mother in the meaningful return, organised by KP1M and the Malaysian Consulate in Medan, Indonesia. "I am very happy," said the mother of two daughters in their 20s. Meanwhile, her sister, Zaiton expressed her gratitute to the Malaysian and Indonesian governments, KP1M and the Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) for their assistance ing bring Zarina home. "We will take Zarina to see a psychiatrist at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for further treatment. We will take good care of her," she said. Zarina, who was found to be behaving abnormally in Banda Aceh on March 28 last year, was subsequently taken to the mental hospital there for treatment. -- BERNAMA