KOTA BARU: A 40-year-old mother of five who was left in a coma after being severely injured in a snatch theft incident in Machang on Jan 10, died on Thursday without ever regaining consciousness.
Maria Erianty Zakaria died while being treated at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital (HUSM) in Kubang Kerian at about 9.20am.
Her husband, Mohd Zairi Mohd Zain and their five children were at her side when she died at HUSM's intensive care unit.
"The body will undergo a post-mortem at HUSM's mortuary before it will be buried at her hometown," Machang police chief Deputy Superintendent Dzulkifli Ab Ghani said.
Maria was riding her motorcycle from Kampung Sri Rebana to nearby Kampung Wek when she was attacked at about 6.30pm.
Police have arrested two brothers, aged 26 and 14, to facilitate an investigation into the case.