A NURSE, who accused a Kuala Lumpur Hospital pathologist of giving false testimony in the inquest into the death of fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim, has apologised for her “emotional” remarks.
Siti Syafika Amira Mohd Rasani, in a social media post over the weekend, said she had treated Adib after he was transferred to the National Heart Institute from Subang Jaya Medical Centre, and “knows the truth” about his death.
She today recanted her statement she made under her Facebook alias “Cik Miera” and claimed that she “did not know the facts of the case” when she was making the controversial comments.
The post appeared to be in response to Dr Ahmad Hafizam Hasmi, who testified that the injuries Adib sustained in the Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman temple riots last November were likely due to him being hit by a vehicle.
Yesterday, the doctor said he had been subjected to online brickbats because of her posting.
Since then, she has retracted her comments.
Siti Syafika, who took the stand today as the inquest’s 25th witness, told coroner Rofiah Mohamad that she had been “overcome with emotion” and did not know the facts of the case when she published the post.
“I apologise. I was emotional and did not know the real facts of the case before making those comments,” said the 27-year-old, who works in the IJN operation theatre.
When asked by the inquest’s coordinating officer deputy public prosecutor Zhafran Rahim Hamzah if her post was directed at anyone in particular.
“It was not posted to anyone in particular, I was just being emotional,” she said.
Siti Syafika had come into contact with Adib three times to install the ecmo (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine.
She said she had seen injuries on his face, chest, thigh and groin areas.
She added she believed Adib was beaten during the riots after she had spoken to surgical assistant Muhammad Ashraff Baruji, 27, who told her Adib had indicated that he was beaten.
“Long after, Ashraff told me he shook his head when he asked Adib if he was beaten,” she added.
“I believed he was beaten and I believed Ashraff when he said Adib indicated so.”
Ashraff is also a witness in the inquest.
She told the court that she had since taken down the Facebook posting as she was receiving too many personal messages.
She also said the hospital authorities had asked her to testify and clarify her statements but did not take further action against her.
She said she got emotional when she saw Adib’s family, especially his fiancée, suffered through the ordeal.
“When the deceased was there (at IJN), I saw the condition of his family who was crying… the condition of his fiancée, the firefighters who came to visit and slept on chairs outside the ICU (intensive care unit) every day… I felt the feeling of family togetherness.” – March 27, 2019.
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