Seek justice for Gary Robert’s Death

Last Sunday (2nd August 2009), my friend, Gary Leon Robert went missing after completing a 22km marathon (Adidas King of the Road) around Shah Alam Stadium organized by none other than Adidas Malaysia. On Monday (3rd August 2009), his body was found in the Stadium basement. The cause of his death is dehydration*, however we believe that perhaps the real cause of his death is negligent.On Thursday, ‘The Star’ published 2 pages on how successful the event went but nothing on Gary.**

The Star

To be fair to the media, I believe there are a number of online articles of him but they are relatively short in details. (google them!)

Malay Mail
New Strait Times
MStar

Participating a run may seem harmless, but in the light of his death we need to take steps to improve the facilities which sport event organizers provide and the care which paramedics give. The Mayor of Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam said the Gary was given the best medical treatment. If he had, he would still be here with us.

Wtf! Death of dehydration while under the care of paramedics? It’s an unnecessary death and it is SO SO SO avoidable. Healthy and good kid like this shouldn’t die so young.