A HOMELESS woman who has been wandering around Taman Desa Jaya in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur wearing tattered clothes, newspapers and plastic bags, has been taken for medical treatment.
She reportedly resisted being picked up by an ambulance, forcing medical staff to sedate her before taking her to the hospital.
Community activist Yee Poh Ping said the woman lived under a bridge in the area for many years until the Covid-19 pandemic hit and she was displaced for a time.
Once the movement control order was lifted, he said, the woman was seen again in Taman Desa Jaya, this time in a commercial area.
“She spends her day in the area and lives off the public’s generosity. She also has a habit of going to the toilet in public places, which is very inappropriate and causes uneasiness among the people.
“No one seems to care much about her, so I decided to get her some help and contacted the Gombak Social Welfare Department. I also lodged a police report,” he told reporters on Monday (Nov 20) while waiting for the woman to be picked up.
Yee said he had arranged for the department to pick her up and had asked the police for assistance.
“She will be treated at Hospital Selayang. No one can confirm if she has family members to help her after she is discharged. I will need to follow up, so she gets the help she needs to live a decent life,” he said.
StarMetro has reached out to the Gombak Social Welfare Department about its plans to help the woman.
