However, his father, Jayabalan G Subbiah, who was clearly distraught, said he signed the death register at the hospital with a note saying “not convinced Covid-19 positive”.
“I’m taking my son as a father to send him off through the proper rites but I’m doing it under protest.
“I’m still not convinced my son was Covid-19 positive,” he said when met at the hospital in Cheras, adding that he has proof that Sean, 26, was not Covid-19 positive.
The futsal player died early last week, apparently in a car crash.
In an FMT report last week, Jayabalan said he received a phone call from Sean’s fiancee at 1am last Tuesday, saying he had been involved in a car accident on Jalan Mahameru and that his body was thrown out of the vehicle.
The body was found in a drain.
He also said he was unhappy that the investigating officer appeared to be more interested to know how the family obtained Sean’s Covid-negative test results during a meeting between the family and the hospital authorities and police yesterday.
Jayabalan said there were still so many unanswered questions, including the car accident and why Sean was sent to HUKM instead of Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
“We need closure but I will not stop finding out the truth.
“I will be taking legal action against HUKM for misconduct and negligence. They are hiding something. What exactly are they hiding, I’ve no idea,” he said.
He claimed that HUKM only conducted an “external post-mortem using a CT scan”.
“I’ve never heard of anyone doing a CT scan on a dead body,” he said, questioning why a full post-mortem could not be done.
He said the post-mortem results would have helped to prove that Sean was not the driver of the car.
He claimed police had concluded that Sean was the driver when there was someone else in the vehicle with him.
“My son didn’t have a driving licence. How could he be the driver?” he said.
He described Sean as a kind person with a passion for futsal and who loved children.
“Our whole family misses him,” he said.
The cremation is expected to be held at MPSJ crematorium in Puchong this afternoon.
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