The family of dead detainee Ho Kwai See had their hopes dashed yet again when the Kuala Lumpur High Court deferred to tomorrow its decision on whether a second post-mortem should be done on the deceased, whom his family suspects was assaulted in custody.

Earlier, Judicial Comissioner Wan Afrah Ibrahim had said a decision would be made this afternoon. Later, however, she called the lawyers into chambers and asked them to present their arguments on another point of law.

The family wants the court to order the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UUMC) to conduct the second post-mortem.

Kwai See, a 28-year-old coconut trader, died in the Sungai Buloh prison on Aug 4, after he was arrested for a drug-related offence about a week earlier.