The kind actions of a policeman warmed the hearts of Malaysians recently after a video of him was shared by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) official Facebook page helping an elderly woman to walk slowly to the Seremban police station.
In the video, which was shared with PDRM by a member of the public, the policeman, Lance Corporal Azirul Othman from the Seremban District Police Headquarters (IPD) can be seen approaching an elderly woman who was sitting on the divider of the Seremban police station’s parking area.
After a brief, inaudible conversation, the Lance Corporal then helped the woman to stand up, which also revealed that she was using a walking stick due to having difficulties walking.
The kind Abang Polis then held her hand to support her walking and gently helped escort the elderly woman to the main building of the police station.
In the caption of the Facebook post, PDRM wrote,
“Respect them as if they’re your own mother… Congratulations and well done to Lance Corporal Azirul Othman of IPD Seremban for the assistance he provided to a senior citizen when on duty at the security post of Seremban Police Seremban on 19 January.”
You can watch the full video here:
Speaking to WORLD OF BUZZ, the police personnel, Azirul Othman shared that the incident took place on the evening of 19 January when he was stationed at the security post of IPD Seremban. He recalled that the elderly woman was sent to the front of the police station in a vehicle before a man left her there and immediately left.
The elderly woman then went past the security post and just sat by the roadside as seen in the video. Even though Azirul was on his rest time, he decided to approach the elderly woman and ask if she needed any assistance.
Azirul added that he couldn’t quite discern what the senior citizen was saying and decided to invite her inside the IPD Seremban building for further assistance. He then noted how the elderly woman had trouble standing up, hence why he went out of his way to hold her hand and help her walk to the building.
Inside the police station, the two held a conversation and the Lance Corporal helped her speak to the officer in charge to further assist her. Azirul noted that the elderly woman had signs of dementia and didn’t seem to know where she was or where her home was.
Lance Corporal Azirul Othman
In the post’s comments section, Malaysians unanimously praised the Lance Corporal’s kind actions of going beyond the call of duty to help the elderly woman.
One commenter congratulated Azirul for his actions and prayed for all police personnel to be protected by God in the performance of their duty as law enforcers.
Besides that, another commenter praised Azirul for his good job while one netizen lauded the Lance Corporal for setting a fantastic example and hoped that it could be replicated by other police officers.
So, what do you guys think of the video? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!
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