Police claim the death in custody of a detainee being held at the Klang Selatan district police headquarters yesterday was due to a botched escape attempt.<br /><br />According to Selangor police chief Arjunaidi Mohamed, 36-year-old Umar Faruq Abdullah @ Hemananthan had attempted to escape by jumping from the second floor of the building onto the first floor.<br /><br />“While the investigating officer was escorting (Umar) from the office to his cell, the deceased pushed the investigating officer, then fled towards an open window and jumped.<br /><br />“The deceased fell onto the concrete parapet between the first and second floor before falling onto a motorcycle in the parking lot,” Arjunaidi told a press conference at the Selangor district police headquarters in Shah Alam today.
