Contradicting statements by two medical experts on Zulfarhan's cause of death, says defence


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) The defence in the trial of 18 Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) students over the murder of marine cadet officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain told the High Court on Wednesday (Sept 29) that there were contradicting statements by two medical experts on the cause of the deceased’s death.

Counsel Amer Hamzah Arshad said the prosecution evidence in respect of the cause of the death was grounded solely on the testimony of the pathologist and forensic expert from Serdang Hospital, Dr Salmah Arshad, who is the sixth prosecution witness (SP6).

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