Another man dies while in custody

(NST) – Barely two weeks after a police detainee died in custody, a 43-year-old man died in a lock-up at the Tampin police station yesterday evening.

It was learnt that P. Karuna Nithi was discovered unconscious by policemen on duty around 6.30pm. Police called for an ambulance from Tampin Hospital, but paramedics pronounced Karuna dead when they arrived at the scene.

Karuna was arrested by police on Monday after he allegedly hit his wife on the head with a helmet in Taman Muhibbah, Gemenceh.

He was charged at the Tampin magistrate’s court on Friday under Section 324 of the Penal Code for causing hurt by dangerous means.

He was supposed to be sent to the Sungai Udang prison in Malacca on remand the same day he was charged in court, but the order was delayed until Monday.