SINGAPORE – A woman who was hit by an e-scooter 10 years ago, which left her unable to speak, read or write, and needing help with eating, died on Oct 14.
Ang Liu Kiow, 64, a mother of three, died of coronary artery disease, a condition where vessels supplying the heart with blood become narrow or blocked.
Speaking to The Straits Times at their home on Oct 20, her elder son Wilson Leong, 32, said her death was very sudden.
On Sept 17, 2016, the housewife was hit by an e-scooter ridden by a 17-year-old boy in front of a bus stop at Pasir Ris Drive 1, leaving her in a coma for a month with severe brain injuries.
She had alighted from a bus and was walking to her bicycle to head home when the e-scooter knocked her down.
On July 17, 2018, it was reported that the teen had been riding the 14kg e-scooter at 15kmh when he collided into Ang.
He was given a two-week short detention order after pleading guilty to causing grievous hurt. This meant he would not have a criminal record after being released. He was also ordered to perform 100 hours of community service.
Ang Liu Kiow died of coronary artery disease on Oct 14. Her son Wilson Leong (right) and husband Leong Loon Wah are pictured here in their home on Oct 20.
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After the accident, doctors warned Ang’s family that she would not recover fully.
On his mother’s sudden death, Wilson, who works in digital marketing, said: “She had a persistent fever four days prior, and she was sleeping a lot in her last days.”
He said that in the first five years after the accident, she underwent physiotherapy to strengthen the right side of her body, which was much weaker. She subsequently stopped because of age-related muscle loss.
He said: “But my mother was very resilient and tried not to let anything get her down.”
She would try to walk or go to the toilet on her own. But sometimes, she would slip and fall, and get injured.
There were also times when Ang would throw tantrums or yell out of frustration when her family could not understand her.
Ang’s husband of 37 years, Leong Loon Wah, said in Mandarin: “Seeing her like this was very heartbreaking. But I had to realise that this was now a different person with a different set of needs.”
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