UTM student’s mum alleges peers silent over son’s death
The mother of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) cadet Syamsul Haris Shamsudin has expressed frustration that his peers have remained silent about the circumstances surrounding his death.
Ummul Haiman Bee Daulatgun, 45, said she had approached other Reserve Officer Training Unit (Palapes) cadets who took part in the university’s camping activity with her son, but they all gave the same reply and pleaded ignorance.
“All of them said ‘I don’t know, I didn’t see’ when asked about the incident,” she told a press conference today.
Syamsul, 22, the eldest of three siblings, died on July 28 under unclear circumstances while undergoing Palapes training at the Army Combat Training Centre (Pulada) in Ulu Tiram, Johor.
He began training on July 26 and was expected to complete it on Aug…
