‘I am certainly very surprised that 'liquid in the lungs' can be listed as
the cause of death of a police detainee. Any self- respecting doctor will
not put up with such rubbish.'
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Worried Malaysian: ‘Selangor police chief Khalid Abu
Bakar said today that the post-mortem results showed that Kugan Ananthan
died because of 'liquid in his lungs'.'
I am certainly very surprised that 'liquid in the lungs' can be listed as
a cause of death. Any self- respecting doctor will not put up with such
rubbish.
The 'liquid in the lungs' is a probably a finding. When a person drowns,
there is 'liquid in the lungs' but the doctor will not put that as a cause
of death.
If the doctor finds 'liquid in the lungs' in this case, he has to probe
further to find the cause of the 'liquid in the lungs'.
As the youth was not found in the sea or river, drowning can be ruled out.
Was water forced into his lungs? What about the bruises and
lacerations found all over his body? Did the doctor comment on those
injuries?
The Selangor police chief's statement actually raises more questions on
the cause of death.
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