Naval cadet died from bacterial infection of chest and burn wounds, expert tells court

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A forensics consultant at a government hospital concluded the death of Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) naval cadet officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain was due to bacterial infection in his chest and major burn sequela.

Head of the Sungai Buloh Hospital Forensic Medicine Department, Dr Rohayu Shahar Adnan, 49, said this while testifying in the High Court here today during the defence proceedings of 18 UPNM students on charges of murdering, abetting and injuring Zulfarhan Osman.