Disabled man dies in police station lockup

KUALA LUMPUR – Kelantan police have confirmed the death of a disabled man in the Pengkalan Chepa police station lockup at 7.40 am yesterday.

Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said the man was pronounced dead by a medical assistant from the Pengkalan Chepa health clinic, Bernama reported.

“The man was arrested at 12.30 pm on December 26 and was investigated under Section 39A(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

“At 9:14 am on December 27, he was taken to the Kota Bharu Court for a remand application and was remanded for four days from December 27 until today (yesterday),” he said in a statement.

According to Datuk Mohd Yusoff, the man was found unconscious at 7.00 am today by police personnel on duty and was confirmed dead 40 minutes later.

The case is currently under investigation by the Criminal Investigation Unit on Deaths in Custody, part of Bukit Aman’s Integrity and Standard Compliance Department, and has been classified as sudden death.

“Further investigation is ongoing until the post-mortem report is received. The public is advised against speculating on this case while investigations continue,” he added. – December 31, 2024