KUALA LUMPUR, 15 July 2009: The High Court here today issued a temporary order for all documents and post-mortem samples in relation to A Kugan, who died in police custody, to be stored in the original form. Justice Datuk Ghazali Cha issued the order after allowing an application by Kugan’s mother, N Indra, for the […]
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Action on Kugan case delayed
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 24 June 2009: The Attorney General (AG)’s Chambers will not take any action against the perpetrators of A Kugan‘s death before 21 Aug 2009. “Investigations [into Kugan’s death while in police detention] were scheduled to resume on 19 June 2009, but it has been delayed until 21 August 2009. Nazri Aziz (File pic) A […]
Kugan’s mother applies for return of post-mortem papers
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 May 2009: The mother of A Kugan, who died while in police custody four months ago, today filed a notice of motion to compel the police to return documents, tissue samples and bodily fluids of her son which were seized from Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). N Indra, 41, a hotel housekeeper, […]
Kugan case: Raid on pathologist office condemned
KUALA LUMPUR, 8 April 2009: Lawyers representing A Kugan’s family condemned the “raid” by police officers yesterday on the office of the pathologist who had conducted the second post-mortem on the dead detainee. Counsel Gobind Singh Deo said the seizure of several samples collected by University Malaya Medical Centre pathologist Dr Prashand N Samberkar, who […]
Kugan died of acute pulmonary oedema (Updated 11.38pm)
(Updated 11:38pm, 6 April 2009) PUTRAJAYA, 6 April 2009: Remand prisoner A Kugan died of swelling or fluid build-up in the lungs, due to acute inflammation of the heart muscle compounded by blunt force trauma, an independent committee investigating the two post-mortem reports on him concluded. Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican […]
Muhamad Amir buried again
KLANG, 30 March 2009: Wan Muhamad Amir Dahalan, 11, was buried again today after the body of the Year Five pupil of Sekolah Kebangsaan Sri Andalas was exhumed on 27 March for a post-mortem to determine the actual cause of his death. Wan Muhamad died during a school holiday camp at Sungai Lui, Hulu Langat […]
Probe begins into Kugan’s post-mortems
SERDANG, 12 March 2009: The special committee set up by the Health Ministry to investigate the two post-mortem reports into the death of A Kugan, the suspected car thief who died in police custody, held its first meeting today, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. Speaking to reporters at Serdang Hospital here, he […]
Kugan’s death: MCA Youth wants action
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 4 March 2009: A “horrified” MCA Youth wants action taken against the 11 police officers who are being investigated for A Kugan’s death while in police custody. It also demands for action against the pathologist responsible for the youth’s first post-mortem report. MCA Youth legal affairs and parliamentary research bureau head Wong Nai […]
Kugan was beaten, says second post-mortem (Updated 7.05pm)
By Zedeck SiewPETALING JAYA: A second post-mortem conducted on A Kugan, who died while in police custody, shows that he was beaten so badly he died of kidney failure. The new autopsy, which was conducted by Universiti Malaya Medical Centre’s pathologist Dr Prashant N Samberkar, concluded that “blunt trauma to skeletal muscles” caused a breakdown in muscle […]
Kugan case: S’gor police chief gives statement
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Feb 2009: Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar was at the Sepang district police headquarters today to give his statement pertaining to the case of car theft suspect A Kugan who died in a police lock-up on 20 Jan. Khalid arrived there at about 3pm and completed giving his statement to […]
