Five-year-old M Kuhendran was supposed to celebrate his birthday with his mother in the hospital today.

But this was not to be as R Seetha, 33, died this afternoon, six days after consuming weedkiller.

NONE The mother of four was said to have taken the poisonous substance after being overwhelmed with grief following her brother's death.

Her brother Surendran was among the five youths, aged between 17 and 24, killed in a police shootout in Klang on Nov 9.

The housewife had also given the poison to her children, apparently telling them that if they drank it, they could go to their uncle.

The children are reportedly out of danger and in stable condition.

rampathy police report_seetha dad_ 15112009 Met last week, her father ( photo:left ) revealed that Seetha was very close to her brother.

The police then arrested her husband M Manimaran, leading certain quarters to claim that the authorities were attempting to pin the blame on him.

The 37-year-old lorry driver was however released later while Seetha had penned a letter from her hospital bed, exonerating him.

Human Rights Party (HRP) leader P Uthayakumar told Malaysiakini that Seetha died at 3.05pm at the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital in Klang.

He said the doctor had classified the death as "poisoning due to paraquat with multiple organ failure."

Coffin protest in Parliament?

Previously, Uthayakumar had warned that if Seetha died, he would take her coffin to Parliament as a mark of protest against what he described as the 'summary execution' of Indian Malaysians suspected to be involved in criminal activities.

NONE Asked if he would still press ahead with the plan, the lawyer said the family would have to make the decision.

"They called me this morning to inform me that Seetha was in critical condition and the doctors had given up.

"I asked that if God forbid something happened to her, could we push ahead with the protest, and they were agreeable. But they would have to make the final decision," he added.

Uthayakumar, who has been raising the issue of police brutality for years, urged Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to form a royal commission of inquiry into the latest shooting incident.

"Let Seetha's death be the last," he said, adding that the premier should set up the commission just like what he did for deceased DAP political aide Teoh Beng Hock.

Teoh had died after a marathon interrogation session by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers. While the official version is that he had to fallen to his death, the family suspected foul play.

After much public outcry, the premier had ordered an inquest.

Probe if there's a 'shoot to kill order'

Meanwhile, Uthayakumar also urged Pakatan Rakyat leaders to adopt a similar approach as to the Teoh case in pressing for a royal commission for the shooting incident.

NONE The commission must investigate if there is a 'shoot to kill' order when it comes to dealing with Indian Malaysian suspects, he added.

This morning, Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaffar rejected an emergency motion by DAP MP Kulasegaran to debate the shooting, saying it was not an urgent matter.

Last week, MIC vice-president and Human Resources Minister S Subramaniam also urged the police to review its standard operating procedures when dealing with criminals.

He said this was pertinent in order to avoid negative public perception.

bakri zinin police cid chief p balasubramaniam pc 100708 03 The police claimed that the five youths were members of the 'PCO Boy' gang, which was wanted for a spate of armed robberies.

According to the police, the suspects were killed when the police were forced to return fire in self defence.

In a statement issued a day after the incident, Federal CID director Mohd Bakri Mohd Zinin said when police officers shoot, they do not shoot to kill, but rather shoot to stop the deadly force threat.

"It is clearly within the right of the police to act in self-defence and protect the lives of innocent bystanders," he added.

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