NATIONAL Forensic Institute director Dr Mohd Shah Mahmood thought firefighter Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim was beaten to death by rioters and felt the case was a straightforward incident until he examined the fireman’s body.
“When I was first called to conduct the medical examination by the cops, I thought it was a straightforward case.
Shah said his team grew more suspicious about the cause of death when they discovered seven broken ribs on Adib’s body.
“Even after the post mortem was conducted, we were not able to help the police with the cause of death,” he said.
According to Shah, the reconstruction of the incident helped the medical team to determine the cause of death.
“With the help of the reconstruction, we were able to see a clearer picture on how Adib sustained the broken ribs.”
At the inquest this morning, Shah testified that his team which performed the autopsy had not been told about the injuries to Adib’s ribs prior to his death.
Doctors had not found any broken ribs when he was admitted to hospital after his emergency medical rescue service (EMRS) unit was attacked by a mob during rioting at the Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman Temple on November 27.
The autopsy team only discovered the broken ribs when they conducted the post-mortem after Adib died on December 17.
By that time, Adib had been receiving medical care at the National Heart Institute (IJN), after being transferred from the Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC) where he was first brought after the riot.
Shah earlier testified that he believed the broken ribs were caused by a hard impact from a solid object. – March 29, 2019.
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