GEORGE TOWN: The Penang High Court has ordered the government and the police to pay compensation totalling RM197,600 to the family of Mohd Fadzrin Zaidi, 29, who died in custody at Seberang Prai utara district police headquarters in 2019.
The court determined a payment of RM50,000 for legal costs, RM57,600 for loss of dependency, RM30,000 for pain and suffering, RM50,000 for aggravated damages, RM3,000 for funeral expenses, RM5,000 for the cost of obtaining letters of administration for the estate and RM2,000 for travel expenses.
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