An inconsolable mother has taken to Facebook to write extensively about her young daughter’s death, apologizing that she could not save her from an unnamed “obsessed maniac.”
Noraya Sibul’s post has now gone viral, along with a slideshow showing Marcella Nur Anis Ahmadi, her young daughter, smiling with along with family members, traveling the world, and even featured in an engagement ceremony.
While she did not clarify the circumstances behind her daughter’s death, local daily New Strait Times has pointed to a recent story from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, where two young adults died of carbon monoxide poisoning, after having fallen asleep in a stationary car with the engine running. They were later identified as 20-year-old Marcella, and 23-year-old Hanafi Marlin.
Ominously, Noraya ended her heartfelt post with the hashtag, #JusticeForMarcellaNurAnis.
Alleging that she could not “save” her daughter from a “maniac,” she apologized to Marcella, saying that the unnamed individual had been disturbing her daughter for years. Even an engagement to a new man did not stop the alleged obsession — he continued to insist that no one else could have her but him, writing her threatening messages Noraya explained.
Marcella was so concerned over the effect that they would have on her mother, should she know that her daughter was still receiving hostile communications, that she hid the message, telling only friends.
“There were many more disturbances that you hid from me because you did not want me to worry. Your stupidity made us lose your forever, my love,” detailed the post.
After her death, her friends told Noraya the truth: That she continued to get threatening words from the rejected suitor.
“After this I will share with Netizens so they will understand the sufferings you and our family had to endure because of this maniac who was obsessed, and also the failure of the authorities to help us handle this problem since 2017,” Noraya wrote. She added that she would be sharing with police the many reports they had previously filed against this individual, again calling him a “maniac.”
Finally, she added a warning:
“To parents with daughters, do not take it lightly when your daughters have fanatic and maniacal fans, this is because obsessive love can lead to disaster when the love is not returned.”
Police have said that there were no suspicions of foul play in the deaths of Marcella and Hanafi, urging the public to not fall asleep in vehicles while the engine is running.
