Ipoh police chief Yahaya Hassan said there were no physical injuries that could be linked to criminal elements.

“According to the results of the post-mortem, the cause of death was hemoperitoneum due to the ruptured pancreatic pseudocyst, which is bleeding in the abdomen caused by a ruptured pancreatic cyst,” he said in a statement.

He said the case was classified as sudden death and that the criminal investigation unit on deaths in custody (USJKT) and Bukit Aman’s integrity and standards compliance department (JIPS) would continue investigations and refer the results of the investigation to the coroner.

Yesterday, the 62-year-old suspected drug addict, who was arrested in Jalan Carey, here, last Saturday, was found to be unwell just before being brought to the magistrates’ court from the Jelapang police station to be charged at 9am.

He was sent to HRPB by ambulance but was confirmed dead after emergency treatment was provided by the hospital’s medical officer at about 10.30am.