PETALING JAYA: A male detainee died yesterday after having allegedly fallen in a bathroom at the Perlis correctional centre in Guar Nangka, Arau, on Thursday.
The death of the 23-year-old man was confirmed by a medical officer after he received treatment at the intensive care unit of Tuanku Fauziah Hospital in Kangar yesterday.
Arau police chief Ahmad Mohsin Rodi said police received a report from a staff member at the correctional centre.
“A man remanded at the Perlis correctional centre died at 10.20am yesterday while receiving treatment at the hospital’s ICU.
“Based on information received, the man from Ulu Melaka in Langkawi had been detained at the centre since Dec 17 for drug abuse,” he said.
He said a doctor found that the victim had sustained internal injuries to his liver and intestines.