Navy cadet Soosaimanicckam completed physical training on day of death, court told

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The Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur was told that navy cadet officer J. Soosaimanicckam had completed his daily physical training despite looking tired on the day he died.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3h7zmwja  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Sessions Court in Kuala Lumpur heard on Thursday that Navy Cadet Officer J. Susaymanikam

00:08completed his daily physical training despite appearing tired on the day he died.

00:13Lieutenant Noor Suhana Qasim Bakri, on duty that day, testified that Susaymanikam participated

00:19in activities such as running and push-ups, but was less active than other cadets.

00:25Lieutenant T. Noor Suhana, the fifth defendant in the civil lawsuit filed by Susaymanikam's

00:30father against 15 defendants, including Navy officers and the Malaysian government, stated

00:36that after physical training, the cadets underwent a Body Mass Index, BMI, examination and cleaned

00:43their living quarters.

00:45She was away at the Armed Forces Hospital H.A.T. in Lumut from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

00:51to check on other cadets.

00:53Upon her return, she was informed that a cadet was sick and ordered him to be taken

00:58to the hospital without filling out a sick form due to the emergency.

01:03Susaymanikam was transported by two officers, and Lt. Noor Suhana arrived separately to

01:09find him already in the emergency department, where a doctor pronounced him dead at about

01:141.45 p.m.

01:16She then informed her commanding officer and the deceased's family.

01:20The lawsuit, filed on May 19, 2021, alleges negligence by the defendants in providing

01:26emergency treatment and monitoring Susaymanikam's well-being during training.

01:32The plaintiff seeks general, aggravated and exemplary damages.

01:36Susaymanikam, a graduate cadet officer, was pronounced dead at the H.A.T. in Lumut on

01:42May 19, 2018.

01:44Last year, the Ipoh Coroner's Court delivered an open verdict in the inquest into his death.

01:50On Monday, the Ipoh High Court revised the verdict to homicide.

01:54The hearing continues on August 19.

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