A detainee who was found dead in the Kampar police station lock-up last year, died due to lung embolism resulting from his body’s low hydration, an inquest into the death of M Ragu held at the Coroner’s Court in Kampar was told today.
Replying to a question from deputy public prosecutor Loke Kok Mun, Forensic Department head at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB) in Ipoh, Dr Mohammad Shafie Othman, said lung embolism referred to the presence of blood clots in the lung’s blood vessel system which blocked the flow of blood to the organ tissues.
“Lung embolism can occur under any condition, but in this case, I did not see any bruises which could have caused lung embolism to the deceased. I did not see any marks of him being hit on the body,” he said when testifying as the ninth witness in the proceedings today.
He added that Ragu also had a disease of the liver called fat infiltration, (liver undergoing overall fat changes) caused by several factors, including excessive alcohol consumption, medication intake as well as infection.
The autopsy done on March 11, 2013 also found various small, non-serious bruises, including on his right arm, wrist and bottom of the right foot, as well as scars consistent with old stab wounds, he said.
In reply to a question from lawyer M Kulasegaran who represented Ragu’s family, Dr Mohammad Shafie said he did not find any other injuries besides those stated in the autopsy report, although the family of the deceased claimed there were injuries on Ragu’s body.
He said the minor bruises did not lead to Ragu’s death.
“Saying that there were injuries which could not be seen were only assumptions but if there were, I would have written them (in the autopsy report). Going by the condition of the body, he died 12 hours before he was found dead in the lock-up,” Dr Mohammad Shafie, a forensic specialist in HRPB since 2001, said.
He also said the autopsy was conducted in the HRPB because the lighting in the Kampar Hospital morgue was not as good as in the HRPB.
Ragu, 47, who was detained in the lock-up, was reported dead due to ‘pulmonary embolism’ at 8am on March 10, last year, two days after the Kampar magistrate’s court sentenced him to eight months’ jail and a fined him RM2,000 after finding him guilty under Section 324 of the Penal Code.
Meanwhile, Coroner Melati Diana Abdul Wahab said the court was satisfied with the testimony from Dr Mohammad Shafie today and fixed the proceedings to continue on March 3, by calling other witnesses requested by Kulasegaran.
- Bernama
Replying to a question from deputy public prosecutor Loke Kok Mun, Forensic Department head at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB) in Ipoh, Dr Mohammad Shafie Othman, said lung embolism referred to the presence of blood clots in the lung’s blood vessel system which blocked the flow of blood to the organ tissues.
“Lung embolism can occur under any condition, but in this case, I did not see any bruises which could have caused lung embolism to the deceased. I did not see any marks of him being hit on the body,” he said when testifying as the ninth witness in the proceedings today.
He added that Ragu also had a disease of the liver called fat infiltration, (liver undergoing overall fat changes) caused by several factors, including excessive alcohol consumption, medication intake as well as infection.
The autopsy done on March 11, 2013 also found various small, non-serious bruises, including on his right arm, wrist and bottom of the right foot, as well as scars consistent with old stab wounds, he said.
In reply to a question from lawyer M Kulasegaran who represented Ragu’s family, Dr Mohammad Shafie said he did not find any other injuries besides those stated in the autopsy report, although the family of the deceased claimed there were injuries on Ragu’s body.
He said the minor bruises did not lead to Ragu’s death.
“Saying that there were injuries which could not be seen were only assumptions but if there were, I would have written them (in the autopsy report). Going by the condition of the body, he died 12 hours before he was found dead in the lock-up,” Dr Mohammad Shafie, a forensic specialist in HRPB since 2001, said.
He also said the autopsy was conducted in the HRPB because the lighting in the Kampar Hospital morgue was not as good as in the HRPB.
Ragu, 47, who was detained in the lock-up, was reported dead due to ‘pulmonary embolism’ at 8am on March 10, last year, two days after the Kampar magistrate’s court sentenced him to eight months’ jail and a fined him RM2,000 after finding him guilty under Section 324 of the Penal Code.
Meanwhile, Coroner Melati Diana Abdul Wahab said the court was satisfied with the testimony from Dr Mohammad Shafie today and fixed the proceedings to continue on March 3, by calling other witnesses requested by Kulasegaran.
- Bernama
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