By Kimberly Spykerman
Angsana Home, in a statement late
on Friday night, said one of its residents, who died in hospital
after allegedly being found injured, had neither been beaten up by
other residents nor been involved in a fight.
Mr Claudius Steven Santhanasamy, 43, stayed at the home for
destitutes. He died in Khoo Teck Puat Hospital last Tuesday.
His family filed a police report earlier that day alleging that
other residents had assaulted him, based on his previous
complaints.
Investigations into Mr Claudius' death are proceeding. Initial
X-rays taken at the hospital indicated rib fractures, arm fracture
and a suspected lung puncture.
Mr Lee Kim Siang, chairman of the Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society
(THKMS), which runs the home, said: 'We would like to assure that
the home had taken care of Claudius (to) the best that we could and
we regret his passing.'
Medical records showed one of Mr Claudius' ribs had an injury
when he first came to the home, Mr Lee said. He added: 'Hence the
rib fracture was an old fracture.'
he could be manhandled by nurses there, be it male or
female.