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IPOH: The injuries sustained by the 17-year-old Muhammad Zaharif Affendi after being run over by a senior police officer are not due to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the High Court here heard.
Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun forensic specialist Dr Ain Nurfarhana Hamdan, 35, testified that CPR injuries usually result in bruises to the front side of the chest, injuries on the heart sac and fractured front ribs.
However, the injuries sustained by the victim were eight broken ribs, four on the right (back), three on the left (back) and one on the left side.
She said this when questioned by Deputy Public Prosecutor Afzainizam Abdul Aziz on Wednesday (Dec 4).
It was previously reported that CPR was performed by the victim's sister Nur Zawanie Muhd Zamrie, 29, and two medical assistants.
Meanwhile, during cross-examination, defence lawyer M. Athimulan asked if an X-ray was performed on the victim's abdomen and chest during the autopsy examination.
"No X-ray examination was done," she replied.
Earlier, she testified that autopsy proved that the victim died due to chest and abdomen injuries caused by a road traffic crash.
She said the injuries on the deceased's body were consistent with the pattern of road traffic injuries.
Deputy Supt Mohd Nazri Abdul Razak is charged with murdering Zaharif at the intersection of Jalan Taman Jati/Jalan Pekeliling Meru Indah, near SMK Jati, between 12.05pm and 12.40pm on Dec 15 last year.
The case is being heard before Justice Bhupindar Singh Gurcharan Singh Preet.
The prosecution team also includes Nasrul Hadi Abdul Ghani, V. Suloshani and Low Qin Hui.
The defence team is led by Athimulan, former Perak police chief Datuk Mior Faridalathrash Wahid and Aiman Hakim Kamaruzzaman.
The trial continues on Thursday (Dec 5).
