Naval cadet died due to fluid in lungs, court told


IPOH: The cause of death of naval cadet officer J. Soosaimanicckam (pic) is due to pulmonary oedema or fluid in his lungs, a Coroner’s Court here heard.

Manjung Hospital’s forensic unit chief Dr S. Saravanan said this was the finding from a postmortem he carried out on May 20,2018, a day after the cadet’s death.

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