Doc: Trader was shot at close range


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GEORGE TOWN: Tiny red bumps caused by gunshot residue on the skin of slain businessman Datuk Ong Teik Kwong revealed that he was shot at close range to the back of his head, a High Court here heard.

Forensic expert Datuk Dr Zahari Noor said the bullet tunnelled through the back of Ong’s head before lodging itself into the right zygomatic bone (cheek bone).

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