KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- The Prisons Department denied that the body of R. Mogana Sundram, who was found hanged in prison three days ago, was not sent for a post-mortem before it was released to his family.
A statement issued by the department's Secretariat and Public Relations Unit, said that Mogana's body was released to his family members after the post-mortem on Oct 23.
A coroner inquest found no other injury on Mogana's body, except the ligature marks on the neck, it added.
The department said that all necessary procedures were taken before Moganas's body was released to his family members.
"Hence, the claim that a post-mortem was not conducted on Mogana's body is not true," it said.
The department also denied involvement with the coffin shop which handled Mogana's body.
Two days ago, Mogana's mother, A. Jagathambal, 55, claimed that her son's body was not sent for a post-mortem to ascertain the actual cause of his death and wanted the police to investigate.
She also claimed that the police and the Taiping Prison had ordered a coffin shop to make arrangement for Mogana's cremation without the family's consent.
Jagathambal said Mogana's body was now at the family home at Taman Meru Ipoh and no funeral arrangement would be made until a post-mortem was conducted.
Mogana, the youngest of three siblings, was arrested by the police for a drug-related offence about a month ago.
A statement issued by the department's Secretariat and Public Relations Unit, said that Mogana's body was released to his family members after the post-mortem on Oct 23.
A coroner inquest found no other injury on Mogana's body, except the ligature marks on the neck, it added.
The department said that all necessary procedures were taken before Moganas's body was released to his family members.
"Hence, the claim that a post-mortem was not conducted on Mogana's body is not true," it said.
The department also denied involvement with the coffin shop which handled Mogana's body.
Two days ago, Mogana's mother, A. Jagathambal, 55, claimed that her son's body was not sent for a post-mortem to ascertain the actual cause of his death and wanted the police to investigate.
She also claimed that the police and the Taiping Prison had ordered a coffin shop to make arrangement for Mogana's cremation without the family's consent.
Jagathambal said Mogana's body was now at the family home at Taman Meru Ipoh and no funeral arrangement would be made until a post-mortem was conducted.
Mogana, the youngest of three siblings, was arrested by the police for a drug-related offence about a month ago.
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