Abandoned elderly folks rescued by Social Welfare Dept and private care home


PETALING JAYA: Matters concerning the fate of 21 elderly people who were abandoned in front of the Yayasan Tamilar Kural Malaysia office in Taman Inderawasih here on Tuesday have been taken over by the Social Welfare Department.

Yayasan Tamilar Kural Malaysia chairman, David Marshel, said that 13 of them, including three who suffer from mental health issues, are now under the protection of the Penang welfare department.

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