Lawyers dispute police findings on Cheras custodial death
Lawyers representing the family of Noorizwan Zulkefly, who died in police custody, are challenging official police claims that the death involved no internal injuries. The family's legal team cites autopsy evidence of blunt trauma to the head and internal bleeding, calling for a murder investigation.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing concerns regarding police accountability and transparency in custodial death investigations.
Noorizwan Zulkefly, 42, was arrested on Sept 19 and held at the Cheras police headquarters before being taken to HUKM on Sept 30. He was pronounced dead on Oct 1. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA: Lawyers acting for the family of the late Noorizwan Zulkefly, who died under police detention, have disputed Bukit Aman's findings that the deceased did not suffer any internal injury.
Rania Aljunied, a Lawyers for Liberty director, and Dina Zamri said this contradicted the findings of an autopsy conducted by a Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM (HUKM) pathologist.
They said the autopsy found that Noorizwan had suffered "generalised bleeding in the brain", which can cause death, as well as bleeding in the intestines.
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