As she arrived at the police station in Johor Baru in October 2009, Saphiah Mohd Elah spotted the unmistakable sight of her son Mohd Afham Afrin's motorcycle - covered in blood.

“The police made me wait for hours (at the station). I saw his motorcycle outside the station. It was covered with blood. I asked (the police) ‘Is Afham alive or dead?’ They said he was okay. They lied.”