Police Report Lodged On Assumption Adib Was Beaten Up Inquest Told

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The supervisor of Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim lodged his police report on the injuries sustained by the late firefighter during the Seafield Seri Mahariamman temple chaos last November based on the assumption that he was attacked by rioters

Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) van driver Ahmad Shahril Othman told the inquest into Adib's death that he assumed the rioters wanted to hurt him, and would have therefore done the same to his partner
"I assume (beranggapan) that if they (the rioters) attempted to force open my door, with intention to beat me up, it is not impossible that the same could have happened to Adib
"We saw the damage to our vehicle... so it is impossible that they (the rioters) would not injure us. "If they got their hands on a firefighter, for sure they would have done the same," said Shahril, the third witness in the inquest
He said this in response to inquest conducting officer Hamdan Hamzah, who queried him on the contents of a police report lodged by their team's supervising officer after Adib was found on site with severe injuries and rushed to hospital
Shahril said he went with his supervisor to lodge the report at the Subang Jaya police station and had briefed the latter on its contents
In the report read out by Hamdan, it was stated that Adib "sustained severe injuries after he was dragged and beaten up by rioters."After lodging the report, Shahril said he returned to Ramsay Sime Darby Subang Jaya Medical Centre where Adib was first admitted, and stayed there until later in the evening
Adib was later transferred to the National Heart Institute (IJN) for further treatment. He died on Dec 17 at 9.41pm. - Mkini

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