'He was a good, responsible husband' – Cik Man's widow
Veteran actor Kamarool Haji Yusoff, better known as Cik Man, died at Tanah Merah Hospital at 67, a day after filming a product advertisement.
TANAH MERAH – Kamarool Haji Yusoff, better known as Cik Man, 67, had taken part in the filming of a product brand video shortly before he was admitted to Tanah Merah Hospital after suddenly complaining of pain the night before yesterday.
He was sedated in the hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) due to blocked heart arteries and died at about 5.15pm yesterday.
His wife, Norliza Mohd. Aduni, 49, said her husband left for Machang for the shoot at about 9am the previous day before returning early to their home in Kampung Kuala Paku, Gual Ipoh here.
She said he complained of fatigue and pain which he attributed to gastric problems, prompting her to take him to Tanah Merah Hospital at about 11pm for treatment.
"He was gasping for breath at the time and had to be put on an oxygen machine because of his heart problem.
"However, his condition worsened and he had to be sedated before he died at about 5.15pm," she said when met at Kampung Kuala Paku, Gual Ipoh today. (Quotes translated from Malay.)
He leaves behind his wife and two children, Ahmad Fakhrul Alif, 23, and Nur Najihah, 27.
Earlier, the body was bathed and shrouded at the Kampung Kuala Paku mosque in Gual Ipoh before being laid to rest at the Kampung Gual Petai Lima Muslim cemetery here. About 200 people, including family members, relatives and villagers, attended the burial at 11.20am.
Norliza said her husband, who had suffered a heart attack about two years ago, had shown no change before his death apart from complaining of tiredness over the past three weeks.
"He was a good and responsible person, and also friendly with the villagers here. He had previously declined drama shoots involving many episodes.
"He usually took on one-day shoots such as product advertisements. The last time he appeared on television was when he was invited onto the Malaysia Hari Ini programme last month," she said.
Kosmo! Online reported yesterday that Kamarool died at about 5.15pm, with his second child, Fakhrol Aliff, confirming that his father had died at Tanah Merah Hospital.
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