Student S Death Uum Vows No Cover Up Amid Police Energy Commission Probe

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University Utara Malaysia has given assurance that it would not cover up the circumstances surrounding the death of a 20-year-old account student at its campus in Sintok, Kedah last Saturday.
This is amid an ongoing probe by police and the Energy Commission into S Vinosiny's death - who is suspected to have suffered a fatal electric shock in her hostel room.
UUM in a statement today said officers from both agencies had visited the campus today to investigate the incident.
Vice-chancellor Haim Hilman Abdullah assured the university's full cooperation with investigations and that there will be no cover-up.
However, he urged the public not to speculate on the case until the cause of death is determined.
Vinosiny, who was in the fourth semester of her accounting and information system studies, returned to campus a week before the tragedy.
Her father R Sivakumar, 56, confirmed the matter when contacted by Malaysiakini yesterday.
Sivakumar claimed that when the university management called him at 3pm last Saturday, he was only informed that his daughter fell and became unconscious.
He revealed that his daughter’s body had obvious burn marks on the face and right hand, and even two of her fingers turned a purple-blackish colour when the doctor showed him the remains at Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah in Alor Setar, Kedah.
Sivakumar said the doctor who conducted the post-mortem also told him the cause of death was electrocution.
The family conducted the funeral ceremony in Klang, Selangor, yesterday morning.
Berita Harian earlier quoted Kubang Pasu district police chief Rodzi Abu Hassan as saying that the police are still awaiting the official post-mortem report on Vinosiny's death.
Meanwhile, DAP activist Nor Miswary Ramli - who is the founder of the Kedah Sepakat NGO - urged UUM to provide support for the family.
"I urge UUM to give support to the family by providing counselling services to the victim’s parents and family.
"They should also update the family from time to time on developments in the investigation," he said in a statement tonight. - Mkini

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