Coroner rules Ganapathy died from infection, but finds cops negligent

A Ganapathy’s death while under police custody in 2021 was due to necrotising fasciitis of the right lower limb complicated with sepsis, the Shah Alam Coroner’s Court ruled today.

However, coroner Rasyihah Ghazali said the infection was due to the negligence of Selayang police station’s personnel for failing to ensure that Ganapathy had taken his medicine and properly dressed his wounds due to diabetes...