S'gor MB says Dhamendran's family needs help
The family of death-in-custody victim N Dhamendran needs more sustainable aid to carry on with their lives after the death of their sole breadwinner, Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said today.
The family of death-in-custody victim N Dhamendran needs more sustainable aid to carry on with their lives after the death of their sole breadwinner, Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said today.
Khalid, who is also the Bandar Tun Razak MP, visited Dhamendran's family at their flat in Bandar Tun Razak today, but did not specify the kind of aid he or his party would extend to the family.
"I don't want to talk about specific aid, but it's clear that the children's education must be taken care of. Also the family is renting their home, so they need proper income to sustain themselves," Khalid said.
He said he paid the visit because Dhamendran's family lived in his constituency, and also to update himself with the latest developments in the case.
"What's clear is that justice must be served as soon as possible, not only to the victim, but also the family," he said.
Dhamendran's wife M Marry ( right ) said she might have to start working in order to sustain the family, but a problem was that her two-year-old child would not stay with any of the family's relatives.
"We need income. I have never worked before. My husband took care of everything, including the rental for the flat," Marry said.
Dhamendran died at the Kuala Lumpur police contingent headquarters on May 21, 10 days after being arrested over a shooting incident in Bandar Tun Razak.
His family said his ears had been stapled and the pathologist who performed the post-mortem declared blunt force trauma as the cause of death.
Three policemen have been arrested and charged with Dhamendran's murder, while the police said a fourth officer involved in his death has gone into hiding.
