Selangor MB says Dharmendran's family needs help

The family of death in custody victim N Dhamendran needs more sustainable aid so that they can carry on with their lives after the death of the sole breadwinner of the family, Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim said today.

Khalid, who is also the Bandar Tun Razak MP, visited Dhamendran's family at their flat in Bandar Tun Razak today, but did not specify the kind of aid he or his party would extend to the family.

"I don't want to talk about specific aid, but it's clear that the children's education must be taken of. Also the family is here only on rental, so they need proper income so that they can sustain themselves," Khalid said.

He said that he had paid the visit because Dhamendran's family lived in his constituency, and also to update himself with the latest developments of the case.

"What's clear is that justice must be served as soon as possible, not only to the victim, but also the family," he said.

Dhamendran's wife M Marry (right) said that she might need to start working in order to sustain the family, but said that her two-year-old child would not stay with any of the family's relatives.

"We need income. I have never worked before. My husband took care of everything, including the rental of the flat," she said.

Dhamendran had died in police custody on May 21 at the Kuala Lumpur police contingent headquarters, 10 days after being arrested over a shooting incident in Bandar Tun Razak.

His family claims that his ears were stapledand was declared by the pathologist as having died from blunt force trauma.

Three policemen have been arrested and charged over Dhamendran's murder while the police have declared that a fourth officer involved in his death is currently in hiding.