A duck abandoned in an attack on Malaysiakini's old office in Bangsar Utama, Kuala Lumpur, five years ago died last night.<br /><br />The duck had been under the care of PKR vice-president Tian Chua, who volunteered to nurse the bird back to health as Malaysiakini did not have space to accommodate it at the time.<br /><br />Chua holds a degree in agricultural science. He named the duck "Tessy" and even renovated his front porch to include a pond.<br /><br />However, her health began to wane over the past few days.<br /><br />"A few days ago, her legs appeared feeble and un-firm, and unable to walk or swim properly," Chua said in a Facebook post.<br /><br />"(Yesterday) morning, I found the duck was half drowned in the water with her feathers soaking wet. She must have been too frail to pull herself out of the pond.<br /><br />"I rescued her out of the water and dried her feathers. Unfortunately, she was unable to recover from the trauma and finally succumbed to her destiny," added the former Batu MP.<br /><br />In February 2014, Malaysiakini's Bangsar office was attacked by vandals who splashed red paint on the premises.
