‘DEAR DOCTOR – WE SAW BRUISES ALL OVER HIS BODY & MANY THINGS THAT I CAN’T TELL HERE’: COPS TO QUESTION ‘NURSE’ WHO TREATED FIREMAN ADIB – SO THAT DPP MAY CALL HER TO TESTIFY AT INQUEST

POLICE will question a nurse who took to social media to dispute the testimony of a forensic specialist at the inquest into the death of fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim.

The nurse had caused a stir over the weekend when she posted on social media that she treated Adib’s wounds when he was transferred from the Subang Jaya Medical Centre to the National Heart Institute (IJN) and knows the truth about the fireman’s death.

“Dear Doctor, If all staff could give statements, I will be the first who will stand up and say that it is not by accident. His injury was caused by violence, from force. We saw the wound, we treated him… We saw the bruises all over his body and many things that I can’t tell here,” the nurse had posted.

She was allegedly responding to Hospital Kuala Lumpur forensics specialist Dr Ahmad Hafizam Hasmi, who had testified that the injuries sustained by Adib in the Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman Temple riots on November 27 were likely due to him being hit by a vehicle.

A source told The Malaysian Insight that police will record the nurse’s statement soon and the deputy public prosecutor will then decide whether she should be ordered to give evidence at the inquest.

“Police will record her statement soon. The DPP will decide whether she should be called up after looking at her statement,”   a source told The Malaysian Insight.

Kangar MP Noor Amin Ahmad urged her to come forward and give a statement on the matter. The nurse subsequently deleted her post and said she will give her cooperation to the inquest.

Adib’s father Mohd Kassim Abdul Hamid (right) arriving at the Shah Alam coroners’ court on March 21. Kassim’s family does not want the nurse to testify as they feel she may not have the expertise. – The Malaysian Insight pic, March 26, 2019.

Meanwhile, Adib’s family lawyer Kamaruzaman A. Wahab told Malaysiakini they will not ask the nurse to testify as she did not have sufficient expertise in forensics to assist the inquest.

Kamaruzaman said the nurse’s knowledge is not as “deep and complete” as that of a forensics expert.

“Even though we do not agree with the testimony (of Dr Ahmad), it would not be appropriate to rely on the testimony of a nurse (to counter the expert’s testimony).

“Even if we wish to fight (dispute the testimony), we would rather rely on other forensic experts,” the lawyer told Malaysiakini.

Adib died on December 17 at the IJN of multiple organ failure from the injuries sustained at the riots.

The inquest was ordered as there were no conclusive findings in the probe into how Adib was sustained the injuries during the riots on November 27.

Police investigations revealed there were two possibilities as to what caused the 24-year-old’s death: either he was beaten by a mob or run over by a fire truck.

The inquest will continue today with Dr Ahmad continuing his testimony.

THE MALAYSIAN INSIGHT