[Straits Times] A RENOWNED Thai pathologist said on Wednesday she was sure that a Malaysian political aide who plunged to his death from the offices of the anti-corruption watchdog did not commit suicide.Heart failure, Sam! It's heart failure!
I dunno, Dr. Quincy, it could have been acute cirrhosis.
Porntip Rojanasunan testified at the inquest into the mysterious death of Teoh Beng Hock just days after a purported 'suicide note' came to light more than a year after his demise.
What the hell kind of name is 'Porntip' ...
Mr Teoh's body was found in July 2009 beneath the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) tower, where he had been questioned into the small hours as part of a probe into the opposition-led government of Selangor state. His family have insisted that the 30-year-old, who was due to marry his pregnant fiancee the next day, did not kill himself.
Ms Porntip testified that the absence of fractures to both wrists and one ankle, which would indicate an attempt to break the fall, suggested Mr Teoh may not have been conscious when he plunged from the building.
'I am sure it is not due to suicide, I stand by this opinon. From the pathological findings I believe it is not a suicide.' Mr Teoh's body was exhumed for a fresh examination last Nov after Ms Pornthip said that he was likely the victim of homicide.
In a startling development earlier this month, authorities said that an apparent 'suicide note' was found inside Mr Teoh's bag left at the MACC offices, and dismissed criticism for not revealing its existence until now. The attorney general's office said the police investigating officer who found the note explained he did not at first realise its significance because it was partly written in Chinese characters.