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. (Teoh Beng Hock's injuries consistent with fall
By Syed Jaymal Zahiid/themalaysianinsider)
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Teoh's Injuries - Taken from MySinChew.com
2009-08-11 18:03
Teoh's Inquest - Language used questioned - Taken from NewStraitsTimesonline
2009/08/11 SHAH ALAM, Tues: Gobind Singh Deo, the lawyer who is holding a watching brief for Teoh Beng Hock's family, today questioned the action of a forensics expert witness who gave evidence in Bahasa Melayu in the inquest headed by coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas here. Gobind Singh said the witness, Dr Khairul Azman Ibrahim, 51, senior consultant at the Forensics Department of the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR), Klang, should give his evidence in English as the his post-mortem report was in that language. "I admit the witness had left out certain information contained in the post-mortem report but he has nothing to hide. It is up to him to speak in Bahasa Melayu or not," he said.Teoh Inquest: Witness' choice of language questioned
Other then Gobind Singh, the matter was also raised by lawyer Rajpal Singh, who is holding a watching brief for the Bar Council and the lawyer for the Selangor givernment, Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, on the sixth day of the inquest.
Gobind Singh said several pieces of important information in the report were not stated by Dr Khairul Azman when giving evidence in Bahasa Melayu.
"Another forensic expert, Dr Prashant Naresh Samberkar, will give evidence in English so we ask the witness to speak in English or we ask the court to advise the witness (that if he wants to speak in Bahasa Melayu) to provide accurate evidence based on the post-mortem report," he said.
Lawyer Tan Hock Chuan, appointed by the government to assist in the inquest, said there was no issue if the witness wanted to give evidence in Bahasa Melayu as the post-mortem report had been marked as evidence and a copy given all sides.
Rajpal Singh said if Dr Khairul Azman had prepared the report in English and if he wanted to speak in Bahasa Melayu he would have to translate the seven-page report.
Malik Imtiaz said the witness was not forced to speak in English but if needed he should give evidence in English on the most important parts.
Tan then said based on Section Eight of the National Language Act the witness had the right to choose the language.
Azmil Muntapha on hearing the arguments asked Dr Khairul Azman to choose and if he wanted to speak in Bahasa Melayu he was to provide detailed clarification based on his report. -- Bernama
English Please.... Teoh's Inquest further news Taken from theSunDaily.com
Teoh Beng Hock inquest: Forensic specialist gives testimony SHAH ALAM (Aug 11, 2009): Forensic specialist consultant at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang Dr Khairul Azman Ibrahim took the witness stand this morning at the inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock. Khairul was the one who performed the post-mortem on Teoh on July 17, together with another doctor who will be called in the afternoon. After about 90 minutes of testimony, coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas called for a 30-minute recess at about 10.40am as Khairul was coughing badly. Earlier, Khairul gave an outline of what he found on Teoh's body and his clothes while referring to photographs. As Khairul had opted to speak in Bahasa Malaysia, Gobind Singh Deo, the lawyer for Teoh's family, pointed out that parts of what he said did not fully reflect what was in the post-mortem report which was written in English. This led to some arguments with the government-appointed lawyer Tan Hock Chuan.
And the investigation continues - Taken from the Staronline
Follow the developments on Twitter 9.30am: Dr Khairul Azman Ibrahim, 51, senior consultant at Forensics Department Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, called to the stand. SHAH ALAM: The inquest into the death of Teoh Beng Hock resumes Tuesday. Monday’s hearing was cut short to allow pathologists and forensics experts to test two stains on the stairway between level 14 and 15 of Plaza Masalam. Gobind Singh Deo, who is holding a watching brief for Teoh's family told reporters Monday, that the stains were not blood. Results of the tests on the stains are expected to be made known in court Tuesday before Coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas. Teoh, 30, political secretary to Selangor Exco Ean Yong Hian Wah was found dead on July 16 on level 5 of Plaza Masalam after giving a statement as a witness into alleged abuse of state government allocation at the Selangor Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission office. In other developments, Thai pathologist Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand, Director of the Central Institute of Forensic Science, Thailand, whose expertise had been requested by the state administration, would not be at the inquest. She would be represented by her associates Dr Triyarith Temahivong, Chief of Clinical Forensic Medicine at the institute, and Police Lft. Col. Somchai Chailermsooksant, forensic scientist and Chief of the institute’s Crime Scene Unit. Last week, DNA scientist Dr Seah Lay Hong told the court that it was possible that force was exerted on Teoh just before he died, suggesting that his death could be “not accidental”. She said it was a hypothesis that force was applied at the tear region of the belt worn by Teoh in order for the rupture to occur. Dr Seah, of the Chemistry Department, said it was “one of the many possibilities” that Teoh may have been held back by the belt for the tear to have occurred. Dr Seah also said that swabs from Teoh’s damaged belt had the DNA of two other unknown males apart from his own. One of the unknown males was tagged as Male 1. The DNA profiles of 157 individuals were compared with that of the two unknown males but none of them matched, she said. Dr Seah also said that DNA profiles from swabs taken from the back outer side of a blazer consisted of a mix of male DNA types matching that of Teoh and Male 1.Published: Tuesday August 11, 2009 MYT 9:02:00 AM
Updated: Tuesday August 11, 2009 MYT 9:47:36 AMTeoh's inquest: Updates (Day 5)
Development on Teoh's Case - Results for Bloodstain - Taken from theSundaily.com
Stains found on stairway not blood Gobind Singh Deo, lawyer for Teoh Beng Hock's family, told this to reporters today after forensic experts tested samples of the stains. Earlier, Azmil Mustapha Abas, acting as the coroner, had allowed an application by Gobind for the forensic experts to carry out tests on four stains found during the coroner's visit to the building on Friday. Among those who conducted the tests were chemist Dr Seah Lay Hong -- who testified at the inquest last week -- a police forensic team and another forensic team from the Chemistry Department. "They have told us there is a high possibility that it is a form of anti-rust paint which looks quite similar to blood, but this is subject to confirmation after laboratory tests," Gobind, who brought in independent experts Somchai Chailermsook Sant and Amidon Anan to conduct their own tests, said. "This is what they initially told us and we accept it for now. "We are satisfied with what has happened today but you must remember that today is nearly three-and-a- half weeks after the incident, so time has taken its effect, and certain things that we had hoped would be done earlier were not done, but we will take up these issues in the course of the inquest when these witnesses are called." Gobind also said fibres found on the fifth floor of Plaza Masalam, where Teoh's body was discovered, could have been from Teoh's pants. "At the scene, we found certain fibres which we believe were from (Teoh's) trousers but the chemists will have to assist us there and they will inform us once they have examined the fibres and the trousers," he said. Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, a lawyer for the Selangor state government, also said many people would have passed through the Selangor offices of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on the 14th floor of Plaza Masalam. "I think it is important to note that the significant delay in the tests today, and also considering that the MACC is a public office, a lot of traffic goes through the office and that would have had an impact, so it would be a bit of a miracle to find anything new at this stage," he said. Azmil Muntapha fixed tomorrow for the presentation of the test results. He also said he would make a ruling on the relevency of the presence of certain witnesses in the court.
SHAH ALAM (Aug 10, 2009) : Preliminary tests on stains found on the emergency stairway between the 14th and 15th floor of Plaza Masalam show that they are not blood but a form of anti-rust paint.
He said the tests on the fibres, which could give an indication of how Teoh fell, were expected to be completed today.
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