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Final journey, the funeral of the Orang Asli children
30 Oct 2015 — On August 23, 2015, seven Orang Asli children went missing from their school hostel in Pos Tohoi near Gua Musang, Kelantan. Many weeks later, four bodies were found, and identified to be those of Ika Ayel, 9, Haikal Yaacob, 8, Linda Rosli, 8 and Juvina David, 7. The Malaysian Insider's Najjua Zulkefli captures the outpouring of grief as relatives and villagers join the bereaved family members in the funeral at Kampung Penad, in the interiors of Gua Musang, after the bodies were brought from the hospital mortuary.
Midah Angah (right) is comforted by a family member in front the coffin of his son, Haikal Yaakob, 8, who was found dead after going missing in the jungle in Pos Tohoi on August 23. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
At Hospital Gua Musang, volunteers put flowers on coffins containing the remains of four SK Tohoi pupils, Haikal Yaakob, 8, Linda Rosli,8, Ika Ayel, 9, and Juvina David, 7. They were found dead in early October after being missing in the jungle in Pos Tohoi since August 23. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
Parents wait outside the morgue in Hospital Gua Musang to claim the remains of four SK Tohoi pupils – Haikal Yaakob, 8, Linda Rosli, 8, Ika Ayel, 9, and Juvina David, 7. Also present is the lawyer (extreme left) for the families who lost their children in this tragedy. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
Rosli (left) and Ayel (second from right), fathers of Linda Rosli, 8 and Ika Ayel, 9. They were comforted by officials outside a morgue in Gua Musang. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
Midah Angah (right) walks out the Gua Musang Hospital next to the coffin of her son, Haikal Yaakob, 8, who was found dead in early October after being missing in the jungle in Pos Tohoi since August 23. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
Boys from the Temiar tribe look at coffins of the four SK Tohoi pupils – Haikal Yaakob, 8, Linda Rosli, 8, Ika Ayel, 9 and Juvina David, 7 – during a funeral ceremony in Kampung Penad. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
Family members of the Orang Asli children mourn during the funeral ceremony in Kampung Penad. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
Family members of the Orang Asli children mourn during a funeral ceremony in Kampung Penad. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
Family members pay their last respects in front of the coffins of the four SK Tohoi pupils during a funeral ceremony in Kampung Penad. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
Volunteers carry the coffin of Haikal Yaakob, 8, one of the four SK Tohoi pupils found dead in the jungle of Pos Tohoi. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
Volunteers carry the coffin of Ika Ayel, 9, one of the four SK Tohoi pupils found dead in the jungles of Pos Tohoi. The four coffins are carried on a 10-minute trek uphill to the final resting place. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
Volunteers carry the coffin of Juvina David, 7, one of the four SK Tohoi pupils found dead in the jungles of Pos Tohoi. The four coffins are carried on a 10-minute trek uphill to the final resting place. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
Villagers lay the four coffins down in the final resting place, which is decorated according to the tribal customs of the Temiar tribe. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
Villagers put the personal belongings of the four four SK Tohoi pupils into their respective graves, as part of the funeral rites in the jungle area near Kampung Penad. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
Belongings of Ika Ayel, 9 are pictured inside her grave after she was laid to rest at the burial spot near Kampung Penad. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
A portrait of Haikal Yaakob, 8 is placed with his coffin at the burial spot near Kampung Penad. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
People from the Temiar tribe attend the funeral ceremony of the four SK Tohoi pupils who were found dead after missing in the jungles of Pos Tohoi. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
Villagers attend the funeral ceremony of the four SK Tohoi pupils who were found dead in the jungles of Pos Tohoi. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
A woman from the Temiar tribe carries her daughter outside her home in Kampung Penad, Gua Musang. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
Children from the Temiar tribe at their homes in Kampung Penad, Gua Musang. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
Women from the Temiar tribe outside their homes in Kampung Penad, Gua Musang. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
Children from the Temiar tribe outside their homes in Kampung Penad. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, October 31, 2015.
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