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Teoh Beng Hock's injuries consistent with fall

2009-08-11 18:03

SHAH ALAM: The coroner’s court was Tuesday told that Teoh Beng Hock suffered from injuries consistent with that of a fall and the autopsy showed no signs of defensive injuries or a struggle.

He had broken and fractured bones on various parts of his body, arms and legs. His skull and jaw were also fractured. Numerous parts of his body sustained internal bleeding.

Government pathologist Dr Khairul Azman Ibrahim, the 10th witness to testify at the inquest, said he conducted the autopsy on the dead DAP political aide, together with Dr Prashan Nareshsandenkar, a medical expert from the medical department of Universiti Malaya, after a request by Teoh’s brother.

“Inspections on all parts of the deceased’s body indicated no signs that the deceased had sustained injuries from self-defence or struggling prior to his death,” Dr Khairul told the inquest.

The findings would, at least for now, quash any allegations that the 30-year-old political aide to Selangor DAP exco Ean Yong Hian Wah was pushed to his death.

Dr Khairul said it was possible that Teoh could have landed on his feet and fell forward after post-mortem showed his ribs were broken.

Earlier, Teoh’s family lawyers, led by Gobind Singh Deo, asked that he read out the autopsy report in English as several significant details had been missed out.

The inquest resumed today after making a second visit yesterday to Plaza Masalam here, where Teoh’s body was found.

The stains found at the stairwell were confirmed not to be human blood by Tan Hock Chuan, who is leading the Attorney-General’s team at the inquest.

However, he said he had no objection to Teoh’s family lawyers studying the four strands of fibre found at the site yesterday.

Teoh was found dead , on July 16 on the rooftop of a five-storey building next to Plaza Masalam, where the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has its Selangor head office on the 14th floor.

He had been taken in as a witness in a probe into alleged misuse of state funds. He was due to register his marriage to his two-month pregnant fiancée Soh Cher Wei the day he was found dead.

Today's session has been adjourned until 10.30am tomorrow as Dr Khairul took ill midway through proceedings. (
By Syed Jaymal Zahiid/themalaysianinsider)