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KUALA LUMPUR – The remains of the 11 victims of the landslide incident at Batang Kali, Selangor that were taken to Sg Buloh Hospital for post-mortem are yet to be identified as at 4pm today.
Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the hospital’s forensic medical team was gathering ante-mortem data from the victims’ next of kin to speed up the body identification process while waiting for a post-mortem order from police.
“We have strict procedures. As long as we have not obtained the post-mortem order, the autopsies will not be carried out,” she told reporters at Sg Buloh Hospital’s forensic department here today.
Dr Zaliha said Covid-19 screening would also be conducted on the bodies before the post-mortem process begins.
In addition, she said forensic teams from several other hospitals in the Klang Valley are at the hospital to assist the post-mortem process.
The hospital expects to receive several more bodies soon. – Bernama, December 16, 2022