No sign of abuse in UTM cadet's death, says minister
PETALING JAYA : The authorities have found no sign that the late Universiti Teknologi Malaysia cadet Syamsul Haris Shamsudin was physically abused, says defence minister Khaled Nordin.
Khaled said preliminary findings from a post-mortem revealed no injuries caused by physical abuse on Syamsul's body, although the complete findings of the autopsy will only be out in two months.
He added that the cops had finished taking the statements of witnesses, including Syamsul's trainers and fellow cadets, Utusan Malaysia reported.
'What I can say is that investigations are going according to SOPs, while first aid was administered to the victim during the incident,' Khaled said.
Syamsul, 22, the eldest of three siblings, died on July 28 under unclear circumstances while undergoing Reserve Officer Training Unit training at the Army Combat Training Centre in Ulu Tiram, Johor.
He began training on July 26 and was expected to finish on Aug 3.
The family previously called for a transparent and fair investigation, including a second autopsy, alleging that he had bruises on his body and injuries consistent with physical assault.
On Monday, higher education minister Zambry Abd Kadir said a special committee investigating the victim's death was expected to complete its report soon.
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