BUKIT MERTAJAM: The father of national shuttler Datuk Lee Chong Weicaused a stir when he suddenly stopped his car at the Penang Bridge, leading to speculation that he had intended to commit suicide.
However, Lee Ah Chai, 59, denied that he wanted to kill himself, saying he decided to go to the bridge yesterday morning after finding it difficult to sleep.
“A patrol car stopped nearby and the policemen wanted to see my MyKad. They asked if I was drunk, which I denied. I offered to undergo a breathalyser test,” he added.
It's all just a misunderstanding. I’ll look after myself as I want to live to a ripe old age. —LEE AH CHAI
Ah Chai, a pensioner, said the policemen then told him he was not supposed to stop at the bridge and took him to the police station.
“It's all just a misunderstanding. I'll look after myself as I want to live to a ripe old age,” he explained in a telephone conversation with state Youth, Sports and Community Development Committeechairman Lydia Ong.
Reporters who were trying to reach Ah Chai after news broke of an alleged suicide attempt by a man said to be Chong Wei's father had sought Ong's help.
Police sources in Bukit Mertajam had earlier revealed that a man had been crying alone along the coastal area near a shopping mall in Bayan Lepas.
They said he was spotted at about 7.30am and police managed to coax him to return to his home on the mainland.
The sources said the man, who cited family problems, was then escorted in his Perodua Viva back via the Penang Bridge when he suddenly stopped his car and walked out. Police then went to get hold of the man.
Central Seberang Prai OCPD Asst Comm Azman Abd Lah said the man was discharged from hospital several hours after being referred for treatment.
He said police had not classified the case as attempted suicide. - Star
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