Bukit Aman: Post-mortem finds external injuries in Cheras custodial death, cause of death pending lab analysis

A post-mortem on a 42-year-old man who died in police custody in Cheras revealed multiple external injuries, but no internal organ damage.

The cause of death remains undetermined, pending further toxicology and histology analysis.

The investigation, led by the Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation and Deaths in Custody Unit, has involved interviews with 78 individuals and is now under independent oversight of the Independent Police Conduct Commission.

Authorities urge restraint from public speculation until lab results are finalized, and reiterate their commitment to compliance with operational conduct standards.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — A post-mortem conducted on a 42-year-old man who died following detention by Cheras police revealed no damage to his internal organs but confirmed multiple external bodily injuries, federal investigators said today.

The formal medical cause of death remains undetermined and has been classified as “pending laboratory analysis” while pathologists await toxicology and histology findings from the Chemistry Department, the Royal Malaysia Police’s Integrity and Standards Compliance Department (JIPS) confirmed in a statement this morning.

The findings arrive amid intensifying civil society pressure, following calls by rights watchdog Lawyers for Liberty for the case to be treated as homicide rather than a routine sudden death, citing visible physical trauma observed on the deceased’s body.

Today’s police statement acknowledged the external injuries but stopped short of describing their severity, nature, or likely origin.

Bukit Aman’s specialised Criminal Investigation and Deaths in Custody Unit (USJKT) is leading the inquiry across multiple operational angles. The 78 individuals interviewed so far include arresting and lock-up police officers, attending hospital doctors, forensic medical specialists, representatives from the National Legal Aid Foundation (YBGK), civilian witnesses, and two immediate family members.

To ensure independent oversight, JIPS confirmed that the case has been formally referred to the Independent Police Conduct Commission (IPCC) under Section 26 of the Independent Police Conduct Commission Act 2022, fulfilling mandatory reporting statutory requirements for fatalities in custody.

The timeline provided by JIPS states that Cheras district police originally arrested the man on Sept 19 on suspicion of drug possession under Section 39A(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, along with housebreaking and theft offences under Sections 457 and 379 of the Penal Code.

After 11 days in detention, he was transferred to Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM (HCTM) on Sept 30 for emergency treatment and was pronounced dead at 1.52am on Oct 1.

On Oct 15, Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said that the detainee had been managed in strict compliance with standard operating procedures before suddenly falling ill.

Fadil also highlighted that the deceased carried 44 prior criminal records, consisting of 18 narcotics infractions and 26 other offences, and had allegedly admitted to 17 unsolved break-ins across Cheras.

JIPS director CP Datuk Aida Abdul Hamid reiterated that police will not make any compromise regarding operational misconduct or excessive force by personnel, pledging that investigators will act strictly in accordance with statutory regulations.

She also urged the public and advocacy groups to refrain from unverified online speculation while forensic pathologists complete their lab analysis.

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一名 42 岁男子在蕉赖警方拘留期间死亡，尸检显示其身上有多处外伤，但没有内脏器官受损。

死因尚未确定，需等待进一步的毒理学和组织学分析。

这项由武吉阿曼刑事调查及羁押期间死亡调查组牵头的调查，已经采访了 78 人，目前正由独立警察行为委员会进行独立监督。

当局敦促公众在实验室结果最终确定之前不要妄加猜测，并重申他们将遵守操作规范标准。

吉隆坡，10月24日讯——联邦调查人员今天表示，对一名42岁男子进行的尸检显示，该男子在被蕉赖警方拘留后死亡，其内脏器官未受损，但证实其身上有多处外部伤痕。

马来西亚皇家警察诚信与标准合规部门（JIPS）今天上午在一份声明中证实，正式的医学死因尚未确定，目前被列为“待实验室分析”，病理学家正在等待化学部门的毒理学和组织学检测结果。

在人权监督机构“自由律师”呼吁将此案作为谋杀案而不是普通猝死案处理，并指出死者身上有明显的身体创伤之后，公民社会的压力日益加大，调查结果也随之出炉。

警方今天的声明承认了外伤，但没有描述伤势的严重程度、性质或可能的病因。

武吉阿曼警察总部专门负责刑事调查和羁押期间死亡案件的部门（USJKT）正牵头从多个行动角度展开调查。目前已约谈的78人包括逮捕和拘留警员、出诊医生、法医专家、国家法律援助基金会（YBGK）代表、平民证人以及两名直系亲属。

为确保独立监督，JIPS 确认，该案件已根据 2022 年《独立警察行为委员会法》第 26 条正式移交独立警察行为委员会 (IPCC)，履行了羁押期间死亡事件的强制报告法定要求。

JIPS提供的事件时间线显示，蕉赖区警方最初于9月19日逮捕了该男子，怀疑他违反了1952年危险药物法令第39A(1)条持有毒品，以及违反了刑法典第457条和第379条入室盗窃罪。

被拘留 11 天后，他于 9 月 30 日被送往马来西亚国立大学端姑慕赫里兹医院 (HCTM) 接受紧急治疗，并于 10 月 1 日凌晨 1 点 52 分被宣布死亡。

10月15日，吉隆坡警察总长拿督法迪尔·马苏斯表示，这名被拘留者在突然生病之前，一直受到严格按照标准作业程序的管理。

法迪尔还强调，死者有 44 项犯罪记录，其中包括 18 项毒品犯罪和 26 项其他罪行，据称他还承认在蕉赖地区犯下了 17 起未破获的入室盗窃案。

联合警务处处长拿督艾达·阿卜杜勒·哈米德重申，警方在人员操作不当或过度使用武力方面绝不妥协，并承诺调查人员将严格按照法定规章行事。

她还敦促公众和倡导团体在法医病理学家完成实验室分析之前，不要在网上进行未经证实的猜测。

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