Nuns attacked outside church

One is undergoing surgery and the other is awaiting a brain scan report.

PETALING JAYA: Two nuns were seriously injured in an apparent attack this morning by an unknown assailant or assailants outside the Church of the Visitation in Seremban.

Church caretakers found them in the church compound and sent them to the Seremban General Hospital.

A priest identified one of the nuns as 69 year old Julianna Lim Nyo Nya and the other as 79 year old Mary-Rose Teng.

A hospital official said one was undergoing emergency surgery and the other awaiting a report on her brain scan. He did not identify either.

Both nuns are from the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus.

A priest at the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, Gregory Chan, posted the following message on his Facebook this aftenoon:

“My dear friends, please pray for two of our IJ sisters–Srs Julianna & Mary-Rose–who were viciously attacked & seriously injured in our church grounds early this morning before Lauds & Mass had begun.

“The ambulance came for them.

“After masses at Visitation & Mt Carmel, I rushed to the Emergency Ward & saw them bruised, bleeding & in shock. One is critical & on a respirator.

“As I anointed them, tears streamed down my face. I couldn’t help it.

“How wicked it is to do this to our nuns, who have given their whole life to God.

“Nevertheless, let us pray for God’s forgiveness upon them & for their eventual conversion.”

Chan could not be reached for further comment.

Seremban OCPD Zainal Abu said the attack on the nuns was being investigated following a report lodged by a church member.