SPM Student Killed by Falling Temple Beam Laid to Rest in Her Favourite Outfit as Loved Ones Bid a Tearful Farewell

Seventeen-year-old Kerk Joo Jie tragically lost her life after being struck by a falling beam at a temple in Tanjung Sepat, Selangor, recently.

Joo Jie’s father witnessed the heartbreaking incident and said he held his daughter’s hand as she looked at him one last time before breathing her last. Her funeral was held on Friday (10 April), during which family and friends gathered to send her off on her final, sorrowful journey.

For her final journey, Joo Jie was dressed in her favourite outfit

According to reports by China Press and Sin Chew Daily, the funeral service began at her home at 10 AM, before she was cremated at the Sepang Municipal Council Crematorium in Selangor. Her mother had also requested funeral home staff to dress Joo Jie in her favourite outfit.

The outfit included the sneakers, waist pouch, and jeans that Joo Jie often wore.

Many relatives, friends, teachers, and classmates arrived early that morning to pay their final respects, standing in front of the coffin one by one in a solemn and sorrowful atmosphere.