#UPDATED The Seremban Coroner's Court today ruled that the death of police detainee 42-year-old P Karuna Nithi two years' ago was the result of assaults by both policemen and other lock-up detainees.
Coroner Jagjit Singh had noted that Karuna Nithi, an engineer, had 49 injuries – mostly bruises – all over his body.
"My verdict is that Karuna Nithi's death was caused by multiple injuries as a result of physical assaults, abuses and other unlawful acts by persons unknown but inclusive of police officers and other detainees in the police lock-up where the deceased was detained."
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