Student dies of heat stroke after military training drill

In another alleged bullying case, a 25-year-old student at a Malaysian university has died after undergoing voluntary military training. His father claims his son was ridden like a horse and had his chest stepped on. Latest police investigations show he died of “heat stroke with multi-organ failure”, reports Channel News Asia.

The authorities added that no external injuries were detected on Muhammad Amir Rusyaidi Muhammad Zaidi who died on 13 November after he participated in the Reserve Officer Training Unit activities at Universiti Teknologi MARA in Shah Alam, to become a volunteer reserve officer in the armed forces.

On Wednesday 27 November, news portal Malaysiakini reported that Amir had died after enduring an unscheduled training session that allegedly involved physical abuse.
Full report on the Channel News Asia site