Lawyers representing the families of three men shot dead by the police in Durian Tunggal, Malacca, claim that the deaths had elements of an “execution-style killing”, based on the evidence received by the families.

Counsel Rajesh Nagarajan said this information was obtained from a pathologist at the Malacca General Hospital, who reportedly informed him that one of the victims was shot from a top-to-bottom angle, with the bullet penetrating the nose and hitting the heart.