Deceased Naval cadet was a victim of ragging, Coroner's Court hears


Some of the witnesses talking to Soosaimanicckam’s family outside court.

IPOH: Deceased Naval cadet officer J. Soosaimanicckam was a frequent victim of ragging, a Coroner’s Court here heard on Tuesday (Dec 6).

Former cadet, and a batchmate of the deceased, Christian Bernard Unto, 29, said he first met Soosaimanicckam during the ice-breaking session of their training at the KD Sultan Idris 1 (KDSI 1) camp in Lumut in 2018.

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