Cops nab 4 over inmate’s death at Sungai Siput rehab centre

Cops nab 4 over inmate’s death at Sungai Siput rehab centre

Police say the suspects, aged between 30 and 38, comprise three staff members and another inmate.

Perak police chief Yusri Hassan Basri says the post-mortem showed injuries on the victim’s back. (Bernama pic)
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Police have arrested four men on suspicion of being involved in the death of an inmate at the Perlop rehabilitation centre in Sungai Siput.

Perak police chief Yusri Hassan Basri said the suspects, aged between 30 and 38, comprised three staff and another inmate from the rehab centre.

He said the police were alerted to the death of a 50-year-old inmate at 12.55pm on Jan 31.

“The post-mortem carried out at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here confirmed that there were injuries on the back of the victim’s body as a result of being hit with a blunt object,” he said in a statement today.

Yusri said the suspects had been remanded for seven days until Feb 8 to facilitate the investigation under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder.

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