Many things overlooked in post-mortem on cadet, pathologist tells court


IPOH: The post-mortem examination on the late cadet officer J. Soosaimanicckam should have been conducted by a trained forensic pathologist and not just any doctor, the Coroner's Court here heard.

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland & University College Dublin Malaysia Campus (RUMC) Associate Professor Datuk Seri Dr Bhupinder Singh, said in cases involving deaths at government training facilities, it would have been more appropriate for an expert pathologist to carry out the post-mortem examination.

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