36-year-old man dies in police custody


PETALING JAYA: A 36-year-old detainee has died in police custody at the South Klang police headquarters.

The detainee, Umar Faruq Abdullah was detained on Wednesday (June 2) in connection with investigations into a theft case and he was subsequently remanded.

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