KUALA LUMPUR, 7 May 2009: The forensics consultant of the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) in Klang today told the inquest into actress K Sujatha’s death that police had made a request for a post-mortem to be done in her case. Dr Khairul Azman Ibrahim told the Coroner’s Court that it was compulsory for a […]
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Samples taken from Sujatha missing
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 May 2009: Missing samples. This was the highlight of the inquest into the death of local actress K Sujatha as it entered its fourth day today. Two doctors of the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital testified that they could not confirm what actually happened to the samples taken from the actress. First, Dr […]
IGP’s defence
Translation by Sharmila Valli NarayananFOR the week of 16 to 22 March 2009, the Tamil press gave wide coverage to Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Musa Hassan’s interview in the Tamil dailies. The Tamil press also highlighted the displeasure of some Indian Malaysians over the nomination of S Manikumar as the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidate for […]
Sujatha sent to Klang hospital to cut red tape
KUALA LUMPUR, 18 March 2009: Actress K Sujatha, who consumed weedkiller, was sent to Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (TARH) in Klang instead of the nearby Kuala Lumpur Hospital (KLH) to cut red tape. Medical specialist Dr S P Sakthiveloo, who made the recommendation, said bringing Sujatha to TARH would also enable him to monitor her […]
Sujatha inquest: Vell Paari denies affair with PA
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 March 2009: Maika Holdings Bhd chief executive officer S Vell Paari told the coroner’s court here today that he never had a sexual relationship with his personal assistant K Sujatha. He said his relationship with her was close and normally when he visited Sujatha at her condominium unit in Jalan Ipoh, it […]
Sujatha “unknowingly drunk” weedkiller (Updated)
(Updated 8:10pm, 16 March 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 16 March 2009: The chief executive officer of Maika Holdings Bhd told the Coroner’s Court today that his personal assistant, K Sujatha, told him she had “unknowingly drunk” paraquet on 19 June 2007. Vell Paari said he came to know about the incident after her younger brother, Ugenthiran, […]
Mysterious death, martyr and Thaipusam
Translation by Sharmila Valli NarayananFOR the week of 9 to 15 Feb, the Tamil papers highlighted the inquiry into the death of an actress; K Muthukumaran’s martyrdom; and the incidents during Thaipusam. Death of an actress The inquest into the death of local Tamil drama actress K Sujatha, 29, made headlines in Malaysia Nanban and Makkal Osai. Sujatha (Source: […]
Inquest into Sujatha’s death starts 16 March
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Feb 2009: The inquest into the death of local actress K Sujatha has been fixed for three days beginning 16 March. Magistrate Mohd Fauzi Che Abu who would act as the coroner set the date here today after Deputy Public Prosecutor Geethan Ram Vincent said he would call seven to eight witnesses. […]