PETALING JAYA: The second post-mortem on suspected car thief A. Kugan showed that he died after being repeatedly beaten.
The second post-mortem, conducted by a pathologist from the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre at the request of the 22-year-old’s family, also showed that he had multiple burn marks.
These U-shaped burn marks are believed to have been caused by a hot iron, said Kugan’s family lawyer N. Surendran at a press conference at the headquarters of political party PKR here Tuesday.
The family will submit the second post-mortem report to the Attorney-General's Chambers Wednesday afternoon, he added.
Kugan was arrested on Jan 14 for suspected involvement in a car theft syndicate and was held at the USJ police station. He collapsed and died in the police station during interrogation on Jan 20.
The initial post-mortem revealed that he had died due to fluid in his lungs, but Kugan’s family entered the Serdang Hospital mortuary that same day and took photographs of his body, which showed severe bruising.
While initially saying no foul play was involved, police have now reclassified the case as murder for the purpose of investigation, at the urging of the Attorney-General.
All 11 policemen allegedly involved in the questioning of Kugan have been reassigned to desk duties pending investigations.
The second post-mortem, conducted by a pathologist from the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre at the request of the 22-year-old’s family, also showed that he had multiple burn marks.
These U-shaped burn marks are believed to have been caused by a hot iron, said Kugan’s family lawyer N. Surendran at a press conference at the headquarters of political party PKR here Tuesday.
The family will submit the second post-mortem report to the Attorney-General's Chambers Wednesday afternoon, he added.
Kugan was arrested on Jan 14 for suspected involvement in a car theft syndicate and was held at the USJ police station. He collapsed and died in the police station during interrogation on Jan 20.
The initial post-mortem revealed that he had died due to fluid in his lungs, but Kugan’s family entered the Serdang Hospital mortuary that same day and took photographs of his body, which showed severe bruising.
While initially saying no foul play was involved, police have now reclassified the case as murder for the purpose of investigation, at the urging of the Attorney-General.
All 11 policemen allegedly involved in the questioning of Kugan have been reassigned to desk duties pending investigations.
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