NO criminal injuries were detected from the results of an autopsy on a Kenyan man who died Monday after complaining of chest pains and breathing difficulties on his way to the Marudi district police headquarters in Sarawak. 

Bukit Aman Integrity and Standards Compliance Department director Azri Ahmad said the post-mortem was conducted at Miri Hospital in Sarawak today. 

He said a Covid-19 test had also been carried out and the result was negative. 

“The cause of death was intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to rupture of liver cirrhosis, which is bleeding in the abdomen due to chronic liver disease. The death was classified as sudden death,” he said in a statement. 

Azri said the Criminal Investigation Unit on Deaths in Custody will continue the investigation from various angles before submitting results to the coroner. 

On Wednesday, local media reported that a man who was arrested for criminal intimidation died on his way to the police headquarters after complaining of chest pains and breathing difficulties. 

Azri reportedly said the 50-year-old detainee was confirmed dead at 10.30pm by a medical assistant at the Beluru health clinic in Marudi. – Bernama, August 4, 2023.