Police custodial deaths: 95% due to natural causes says Deputy IGP


KUALA LUMPUR: There were total of 51 deaths in police custody from 2010 to 2014, with 95% of the deaths due to natural causes, said Datuk Seri Noor Rashid Ibrahim (pic).

‎The deputy Inspector-General of Police said that most of the deaths were due to illnesses such as heart attacks, jaundice, ulcers, lung and liver diseases.

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