Fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim had likely sustained his injuries while he was exiting the Emergency Medical Rescue Services vehicle in a hurry as the van was moving in reverse, during the Seafield temple riots last year, the coroner’s court was told today.
Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) forensic expert Dr Ahmad Hafizam Hasmi said Adib’s injuries and the situation on the ground did not indicate any sign of force inflicted on the fireman.
“The victim exited in a hurry and struck the left-hand corner of the EMRS van door.
“This had resulted in him suffering abrasions on the left side of his hip and he broke seven ribs,” he said at the Shah Alam High Court where he was testifying in the inquest into Adib’s death.
Dr Hafizam dismissed the opinion of another expert, Prof Dr Shahrom Abd Wahid, who concluded that Adib was pulled out of the vehicle and crushed between the van’s sliding doors.
He said there were discrepancies in the forensic experiments that were carried out by Dr Shahrom, who is a senior consultant forensic pathologist.
He said based on a re-examination and experiment carried out on April 12, he and HKL Forensic Department chief Dr Mohd Shah Mahmood concurred in disagreeing with the theory presented by Dr Shahrom. – TMI
Earlier reports:
May 10, Adib Inquest: Recalled Expert Witness Rebuts Theory Adib Was Pulled Out of Van
Apr 30, Adib Inquest: HKL Doctor to Testify Again
Apr 25, Adib Inquest: Specialist Denies Threatening Other Witnesses, Lodges Police Report
Apr 23, Adib Inquest: Forensic Experts Lodge Police Reports over Alleged Threats, Witness Tampering
Apr 22, Adib Inquest: Conducting Officer, Lawyer Clash on Recalling Forensics Expert to Testify
Apr 18, Adib Inquest: Dummy Test Shows Adib Could Have Been Hit by Van Door
Apr 10, Adib Inquest: Witness Says Possible to Drag Adib out of EMRS Van
Mar 30, Adib Inquest: Assumption Adib Assaulted Dismissed After Autopsy
Mar 29, Adib Inquest: Broken Ribs Only Discovered During Autopsy
Mar 28, Adib Inquest: Impossible for Adib to Have Been Dragged Out of Van