Wife: Sharif is a hero

Painful goodbye: Shima clutching the Jalur Gemilang handed to her during her husband’s burial at Kampung Melayu Seniawan Seberang, Bau. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

BAU: The wife of Corporal Sharif Mohd Siddiq Al-Attas Wan Sabli, who was killed in a shooting incident at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) camp in Kota Samarahan, described her late husband as a “very loving and good person”.

Speaking to reporters after his burial at the Kampung Melayu Siniawan Seberang Muslim cemetery yesterday, Shima Mustapha, who appeared calm, said she accepted the incident as fate.

“At first, I did not believe it was my husband until my mother-in-law told me that he had been killed.