‘Officers bullied and beat cadet’

Official inquest: Some of the witnesses talking to Soosaimanicckam’s family members outside the courtroom in Ipoh.

IPOH: Officers at the Lumut naval base bullied cadet officer J. Soosaimanicckam, picking on him and even beating him, a Coroner’s Court here heard.

Former cadet and Soosaimanicckam’s batchmate, Christian Bernard Unto, 29, broke down when testifying about the young cadet’s death.