LATEST UPDATE (as of 8th April at 5.40pm): TOC spoke to Indonesian Embassy officer Yayan Mulyana today. The article has been edited to reflect the latest information available.
By Terence Lee / Deputy Editor
With additonal reporting by Deborah Choo and Darren Boon.
THE file on David Widjaja’s case remains wide open.
While the autopsy report on his death has finally been released, the details of the alleged stabbing incident remains sketchy.
The family received the autopsy report on 4th April (Saturday) from Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
The report has been sent to a team of doctors in Jakarta for analysis, says William Widjaja — who is David’s brother – in a TOC interview on 6th April.
They did so because they could not understand the medical terms used in the document, he claimed. William also declined a request to send a copy of the report to TOC, saying “it’s better to leave it to the professionals.”
Nevertheless, a press conference will be held once the results are known. This was deemed necessary by the family as many Indonesians are clamouring to know what has happened.
“They all want justice for David,” he said.
William’s family is still grieving over David’s death (for background information on the stabbing incident, click here). Despite the completion of investigations by the Singapore Police Force (SPF), William is disappointed over the way the they have handled the case.
He is puzzled over why the police needs one month to come up with the report. According to him, an autopsy report in Indonesia usually takes about two days to complete. Furthermore, it was David’s family that took the initiative to ask the SPF for the report.
They called the Indonesian embassy on 2nd April and asked for their help in checking with the SPF about the status of the investigations. The SPF replied by saying that they will send the autopsy report to NTU, which will then pass one copy to David’s family.
According to Yayan Mulyana, an Indonesian Embassy official, the family had earlier entrusted the university to send them the report. The embassy has never at any time possessed the document.
He also added that the embassy has kept regular contact with the police, who has informed them that investigations are still ongoing and “making progress.”
TOC understands that the university has not seen the contents of the report, as they were merely responsible to act as an intermediary.
So far, the SPF has declined to answer TOC’s enquiries.
A Coroner’s Inquiry will be held and David’s family will be present, although an exact date has not been set.
Until then, it appears that details regarding the “stabbing” incident will remain muddled.
The family earlier claimed they were told by police officer Soh CheeEng that no injury were found on David’s wrists, but police spokesperson Liu Xiang Ling denied this in a New Paper report yesterday.
The New Paper also said that the autopsy report did mention slits on David’s wrists, with one wound deeper than the other. The source of this claim, however, is not mentioned.
While calm throughout most of the interview, William started sounding upset when he expressed displeasure at the way the Singapore media has handled the coverage.
He went into a tirade over how he felt the mainstream media jumped to the conclusion that David was the aggressor.
“It’s very, very unfair,” he said before finally cooling down.
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