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From The Star

Comatose woman may be paralysed

PENANG: The 56-year-old woman motorcyclist who may be a hit-and-run accident victim is unlikely to make a full recovery.

Doctors treating Khoo Poh Kim have told her relatives that even if she survived, she might suffer from paralysis or memory loss.

Khoo's nephew, Kelvin Goh, said the doctors had told him that his aunt was not showing any signs of recovery after undergoing brain surgery on Tuesday and Wednesday night.

"The doctors are unable to confirm her actual condition at this point, but they told me her chances of full recovery are very slim," he said.

A semi-conscious Khoo, who is single, was found in a pool of blood beside her badly damaged motorcycle at the Bukit Dumbar flyover here at 6.30pm on Tuesday. She was clutching her handbag.

Despite the bleak prognosis, Goh said he was not giving up hope.

He believed that his aunt was a victim of an attempted snatch theft.

However, State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Christopher Wan, who visited Khoo yesterday morning, called on the media and the public not to "jump to conclusions".

He said Khoo might not be a snatch theft victim but could have been involved in a hit-and-run accident.

He said police needed more information to get a clearer picture of what had happened.

"I hope witnesses will come forward and extend their cooperation to the police immediately," he said.

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