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Cheong Fook Ming was reported to have died on 5 July while under arrest, that is,in police custody..

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Free Malaysia Today

Project manager’s death: Family demands answers

Cheong Fook Meng died after he was apprehended by the police for attempting to evade a roadblock on July 4, but status of the case is yet unknown.

PUCHONG: An opposition MP today urged the police to give an explanation and expedite investigations into the death of project manager Cheong Fook Meng on July 4.

Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo said the deceased’s family want answers from the police as there has been no update on the case’s status.

“We have contacted the investigating officer (IO), however, until now we have not gotten any information,” he said.
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Gobind said a letter was sent to the pathologist at HKL to get copies of the post-mortem report.

“However, we were told that the report has not been completed and will take time to be completed,” said Gobind.

‘Are the police serious about this case?’

Gobind said the reason given was due to the delay of obtaining the Chemistry Department’s report.

He questioned whether the police is taking the case seriously.

“Are they not serious in handling the case? Is it because they know that there was something wrong in the way they restrained the deceased?

“I want to ask the police, is that the reason why they are not taking the case seriously?” he asked.

http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/10/19/project-managers-death-family-demands-answers/

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Police ask for CCTV footage

Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo had claimed in a press conference on Tuesday that he had CCTV recordings that showed excessive force was used on 53-year-old Rela member Cheong Foo Meng of Puchong during his detention at Jalan Barat near Jalan Imbi on July 5.

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Kwa’s stepdaughter, Doris Cheong Mei Yeng, 31, said eyewitnesses saw four policemen come to a restaurant on Jalan Imbi, and one of them kicked her father on his leg and brought him down for allegedly beating a red light nearby.

“Then, another policeman handcuffed him and one of them sat on him for about 30 minutes. Witnesses said they saw foam coming out of his mouth, and he was later taken to HKL and pronounced dead,” Mei Yeng (left) said.

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Sundaily

Police seek footages in Rela man’s death

KUALA LUMPUR (July 10, 2013): Any close-circuit camera recording of an incident involving a Rela member who died on being detained by police patrolmen following a car chase last week should be handed over to investigators for the probe into the case.

Dang Wangi police chief ACP Zainuddin Ahmad who said this urged those who have such CCTV footages to assist the police in their probe by providing copies of the recording.

Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo had claimed in a press conference on Tuesday that he had CCTV recordings that showed excessive force was used on 53-year-old Rela member Cheong Foo Meng of Puchong during his detention at Jalan Barat near Jalan Imbi on July 5.

“He should come forward and show us the recording as it will help us in our investigations into the death of the man. We are still waiting for a full report from the Kuala Lumpur Hospital on the cause of death.” said Zainuddin.

Police seek footages in Rela man’s death

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Killed for jumping a red light?

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Malaysiakini

When the wife of the latest death-in-custody victim Cheong Fook Meng received a call from her husband’s handphone at 1.43am last Thursday, the last thing she expected was to hear a nurse from Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) asking her to come to the mortuary to identify Cheong’s body.

“They told me my husband was dead, and that I had to come to the hospital to identify the body,” said Julia Kwa Siew Woo, 46.

“At first I couldn’t believe it. I thought he had been involved in an accident because he was in the emergency ward. I was traumatised, and fainted when I heard the news. I had to lie down to compose myself,” Kwa said.

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So, upon hearing the nurse’s voice telling her that her husband was dead, Kwa’s vision began spinning out of focus.

Still in a state of shock, Kwa and her two daughters drove to the hospital mortuary, with the help of her stepson, Simon.

There, what was left of Cheong’s physical remains were wrapped in cloth. Kwa’s mind was devoid of thought or feeling as she peeled away the linens from his face.

“I couldn’t think of anything. I could only hug him,” she said.
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The distraught widow said she had to leave the room, but not before she noticed that her husband’s face was “slightly black”. Her daughter also said that his feet had been darkened, but was unsure of the cause.

Death came on a night out for drinks

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Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo said there are questions about the manner of the police action namely after Cheong had been handcuffed and subdued, he was considered to be under the care of the police.

Simon, 28, said there is also uncertainty about his father’s alleged offence.

Malaysiakini

The family of Cheong Fook Meng wants answers about his death after the project manager had gone out to have a late supper at Jalan Imbi on July 4, and they later received a call in the early morning announcing that he was dead.

In the latest death in custody case, the 53-year-old Cheong, who is also an active Rela member, was said to have been involved in an altercation at the restaurant.

According to his daughter Doris Cheong Mei Yeng, 31 (right), eyewitness saw four policemen come to the restaurant, and one kicked her father’s leg and brought him down.

“Then another policeman handcuffed him and one of them sat on him for about 30 minutes,” she said.

“Witnesses said they saw foam coming out of his mouth, and he was later brought to Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) and pronounced dead,” she said.

Doris and younger brother Simon, who are children from their father’s first marriage, want answers about how he died.

Their stepmother Julia Kwa Siew Woo, 46, said she received a surprise call at about 1.43am on July 4 from HKL asking her to help identify a body.

“I alerted Doris and Simon and went to HKL at about 2.30am and was surprised to find Cheong has already died,” she said.

“We want answers about the manner that he died,” she said, adding that her husband has diabetes but it was under control.

Manager’s family wants answers about his death

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GobindSinghDeo ‏@GobindSinghDeo 5 Jul

Dgn keluarga Chong Foo Ming di Puchong. Beliau meninggal dunia semalam selepas ditahan polis. http://m.malaysiakini.com/news/234864  pic.twitter.com/XL1DZmUQyI

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Dang Wangi police chief ACP Zainuddin Ahmad said based on the post-mortem, there were no signs of internal and external injuries.

Malaysiakini

A 53-year-old Chinese businessman died yesterday after he was intercepted and detained by the police for allegedly beating a red light at Kuala Lumpur city centre.

According to a report in China Press which quoted sources from the police, Chong Foo Ming was foaming at the mouth soon after being subdued and handcuffed by the cops at Jalan Imbi .

The sources told the Chinese daily that the incident happened around 12 midnight yesterday when police patrols found Chong behaving suspiciously and wanted to question him, but he responded by accelerating his car and later making a U-turn to flee.

The police patrols called up another three colleagues to chase the deceased and have him detained.

“When the police (saw him foaming at the mouth), they quickly called an ambulance to send him to hospital but he was later declared dead,” claimed the sources.

Chong’s daughter said her father was driving alone in his Waja to meet his friend at a restaurant nearby.

“Apparently after my father parked his car, the patrol police instructed him to show his documents after allegedly beating a red light, but he refused.”

She believed that the deceased was foaming at the mouth while he was confronting the police.

Declared dead at 1.43am

The ambulance arrived after 20 minutes and performed emergency aid on Chong, but it was in vain and he was declared dead at 1.43am, said the daughter.

“The friend who saw him later saw that he had been handcuffed at the back and was lying on the floor, but was unsure whether there was any sign of assault on his body,” she was quoted as saying.

The report said police suspected Chong had died from a heart attack, but the daughter claimed that her father was healthy and free from illness.

Trader dies after being intercepted, cuffed by cops

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NST

05 July 2013| last updated at 12:37AM

Police to investigate death of man under detention

KUALA LUMPUR: Police will investigate the death of a 53-year-old man who died while being held detained by police. Dang Wangi police chief ACP Zainuddin Ahmad said the man was detained after a chase by two police patrols in Jalan Barat off Jalan Imbi at about 12.15am this morning.

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