KUALA LUMPUR: A 17-year-old straight-A student died of a stroke a day before her Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations.
China Press reported that the victim suffered a brain haemorrhage that led to her untimely death.
The victim's father, Shen Kang Xiang, said that his daughter complained of a severe headache at home late Sunday night (Dec 2) before collapsing shortly after.
She was immediately rushed to a nearby clinic, where she was stabilised before being transferred to Batu Pahat Hospital.
The doctors had diagnosed her with a ruptured blood vessel in the brain, which caused significant internal bleeding and left her in a coma.
Despite the doctors' best efforts, her condition deteriorated unexpectedly, and she passed away yesterday morning.
"My daughter woke my wife and me at 4am, crying out in pain and writhing on her bed.
From her expression, I could see she was in extreme pain, and she couldn't even speak," Shen said.
Initially, Shen assumed her headache was caused by stress as the SPM examinations were approaching. However, a medical scan revealed a brain haemorrhage.
Teachers noted that the student appeared pale in the week before her collapse, though she had not reported feeling unwell.
Speaking sorrowfully, Shen described his daughter as an obedient and well-behaved child who excelled in her studies. She had recently achieved excellent results in her SPM trial examinations, scoring 10As and 1B.