Post-mortem called into question


KUALA LUMPUR: The post-mortem examination of naval cadet officer J. Soosaimanicckam, who died while on training in 2018, was performed by a medical officer rather than a trained forensic pathologist, according to a court hearing a suit filed by the deceased’s family.

Witness Datuk Seri Dr Bhupinder Singh said it was not appropriate for a medical officer to conduct the post-mortem.

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