The chemist at the Forensic Division of the Malaysian Department of Chemistry, Saiful Fazamil Mohd Ali, said there was also green, white and red paint, as well as concrete marks, on the metal sheet.

“The metal sheet, which was rusty and labelled ‘Petronas Lubricant’, measuring 174cm long and 87cm wide, is consistent with the wall of a drum container which had been cut open,” he added.

Saiful Fazamil, 41, who is the 39th prosecution witness, said this during examination-in-chief by deputy public prosecutor Wan Shaharuddin Wan Ladin on the 28th day of the trial of Kevin Morais’ murder case.

Saiful Fazamil told the court that he examined the metal sheet at the store for exhibits in Taman Fadason, Jinjang Utara Tambahan Kepong, here at 11.40am on Sept 29, 2015, in the presence of police sergeant Azman Muda.

The exhibit was then handed over to Investigating Officer ASP Wan Abdullah Wan Said at 10.30am on Dec 2, 2015, he added.

In the hearing last Sept 20, an officer with the Bukit Aman Special Task Force on Organised Crime (Stafoc), ASP Badrul Hisyam Abd Hamid, told the court that a drum was found in a murky and foul smelling swamp in Subang Jaya.

The drum contained Kevin Morais’ body which was stuffed in a sack.

Six men – G Gunasekaran, 48; R Dinishwaran, 24; A K Thinesh Kumar, 23; M Vishwanath, 26; Nimalan, 23; and Ravi Chandaran, 45; – pleaded not guilty to a charge of murdering Kevin Morais between 7am and 8pm between Jalan Dutamas Raya Sentul and No 1 Jalan USJ1/6D, Subang Jaya, on Sept 4, 2015.

Col Dr R Kunaseegaran, 53, the first accused, pleaded not guilty to a charge of abetting the six men in the murder of Kevin Morais on the same day and at the same time and place.

The hearing before judge Azman Abdullah continues on Oct 17.