Coroner Rofiah Mohamad said the conclusion was reached based on testimonies from witnesses throughout the 41-day inquest into Adib’s death.

Rofiah, who delivered her verdict before a packed courtroom, said the blunt force trauma he had sustained to his chest was not caused by himself or through accident.

She added that Adib’s death has been classified as a criminal case.

“It is now up to the police and the attorney-general to bring charges,” she said.

Adib died at the National Heart Institute (IJN) on Dec 17, 2018.

Speaking today, Rofiah said she rejected the evidence of forensic expert Dr Ahmad Hafizam Hasmi who conducted the autopsy and told the court he found no injuries consistent with violent acts.

Hafizam also told the court that Adib had been hit by a fire engine despatched to the scene.

His testimony was challenged by lawyers representing Adib’s family as well as the housing and local government ministry.

Rofiah instead accepted the testimony of UiTM physics lecturer Amir Rafzi Ab Ghani, who suggested that Adib had been pulled out of the Emergency Medical Rescue Services van.

She also criticised the police and the Federal Reserve Unit whom she said had contributed to Adib’s death.

“There was a riot, but the police were merely on standby,” she said when reading the verdict.

She also referred to the medical assistant at IJN who testified that Adib had indicated to him that he was pulled from behind and beaten up during the fracas.

Muhammad Ashraf Baruji, who took care of Adib at the ICU for 21 days, told the inquest he had communicated with the fireman using sign language and a whiteboard.