KUALA LUMPUR: The family of Khairul Nazrin Idris, a 23-year-old technician who tragically died after falling from his apartment earlier this month, is urging the police to investigate his death for possible criminal involvement.
Khairul's elder sister, Natasha Fireen Idris, 31, along with her family, contests the initial classification of the incident as a sudden death.
"Khairul had phoned his wife minutes before he fell to his death at the Plaza Indah P6 apartments on June 8.
"While on the line with him, she overheard an argument going on, while Khairul did not say a word," she told FMT recently.
She said his wife overheard the voices of a man (not Khairul) and another woman, and it sounded tense.
"The man was heard saying 'lu mari sini naik atas' (you come here, let's go upstairs).
"After a while, the phone went silent. Khairul's wife then rushed home where she found him lying motionless with his head bleeding on the grounds of the apartment building," she said, adding that their neighbours had also heard the altercation with the unknown persons.
She appealed to the police to further investigate Khairul's death, saying it was highly unlikely that he had jumped off the building as he was afraid of heights and had no personal issues
"We just want justice for him.
"We are only members of the public and cannot force any witnesses to cooperate, so we hope the police will reopen the case," she said.
Khairul was the third of four siblings. He is survived by his wife and a nine-month-old daughter.
Kajang police had issued a statement that they received a distress call about a man who fell from the apartment building landing on the rear windscreen of a car.
Assistant Commissioner Zaid Mohd Hassan who was the Kajang district police chief at the time said preliminary investigations by a forensic team found no criminal elements, with the case classified as sudden death.
Current Kajang district police chief Assistant Commissioner Naazron Abd Yusof said the case's classification remains for now, pending further developments.