Prisons Dept claims Mugilarasu died from a heart attack

The Prisons Department has claimed that 35-year-old V Mugilarasu, who died in Sungai Buloh Prison while awaiting a court hearing, had suffered a heart attack.

"The post-mortem results showed a heart attack," a Prisons Department spokesperson told Malaysiakini.

Mugilarasu's family lawyer A Sheelan had before this claimed that the body of the deceased had signs of injuries.

"There were bruises on the face. But the (pathologist) said they had to operate and because of the dark skin, they had to peel the skin to see if there's any bruising.

"On the surface, you could see the nose was still bloody [...] there was dried blood on the teeth and there was bruising on the left cheek and brow, as well as on the forehead," he said.

Sheelan said a post-mortem was necessary to rule out foul play.

Mugilarasu died in the Sungai Buloh Prison on July 2.

He was under remand and was due for a court hearing in August. - Mkini