'Did my son beg for mercy before being shot?'
- 9 years ago
SPECIAL REPORT : POLICE SHOOTING -
Produced by Shufiyan Shukur and Indrani Kopal --
The mother of the 15-year-old who was fatally shot by police breaks down at the thought of her son's last moments.
There is nothing that she wants more than to see the person who killed her child be hauled up to court to face justice.
Their son, Mohd Shamil Hafiz Shapiei, was shot dead about 4am on Nov 13 on a street in Glenmarie in Shah Alam, Selangor. He was about a week away from turning 16.
The police have claimed they fired in self-defence, as Mohd Shamil and two others - Mohd Hanafi Omar, 22 and Hairul Nizam Tuah, 20, said to be from Cheras - had allegedly charged at police with machetes after attempting to rob a petrol station.
All three sustained similar gunshots to the chest and head, with Hairul Nizam also shot at the side of his head while Mohd Hanafi was shot at the top of his head.
All the bullets passed through the bodies, with exit wounds on Hairul Nizam's body at a lower part of his head and torso compared to the entry wound.
Headlines immediately after the incident screamed 'Teen Terrorist', with reports quoting the police as saying that Mohd Shamil was a seasoned criminal and a ringleader of Geng Minyak- a gang that had been targeting petrol stations across the Klang Valley.
If the manner in which the youths were shot dead was not enough to raise their suspicion, it was the police statements which have steeled the families' resolve to get more answers.
FULL STORY
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/149448
Produced by Shufiyan Shukur and Indrani Kopal --
The mother of the 15-year-old who was fatally shot by police breaks down at the thought of her son's last moments.
There is nothing that she wants more than to see the person who killed her child be hauled up to court to face justice.
Their son, Mohd Shamil Hafiz Shapiei, was shot dead about 4am on Nov 13 on a street in Glenmarie in Shah Alam, Selangor. He was about a week away from turning 16.
The police have claimed they fired in self-defence, as Mohd Shamil and two others - Mohd Hanafi Omar, 22 and Hairul Nizam Tuah, 20, said to be from Cheras - had allegedly charged at police with machetes after attempting to rob a petrol station.
All three sustained similar gunshots to the chest and head, with Hairul Nizam also shot at the side of his head while Mohd Hanafi was shot at the top of his head.
All the bullets passed through the bodies, with exit wounds on Hairul Nizam's body at a lower part of his head and torso compared to the entry wound.
Headlines immediately after the incident screamed 'Teen Terrorist', with reports quoting the police as saying that Mohd Shamil was a seasoned criminal and a ringleader of Geng Minyak- a gang that had been targeting petrol stations across the Klang Valley.
If the manner in which the youths were shot dead was not enough to raise their suspicion, it was the police statements which have steeled the families' resolve to get more answers.
FULL STORY
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/149448