Former Judicial Medical Officer Professor Ananda Samarasekera submitting his final autopsy report in court stated that the death of Mohamed Wasim Thajudeen was due to unconsciousness, disability of limbs and inhalation of carbon monoxide gas emitted from the fire.

He maintained that the injuries were not lethal and the cause of death was carbon monoxide inhalation.

The detailed report stated that at the time of the inception of the fire he was alive but unconscious and totally disabled for he was breathing till his death.

The report says that the there was high level of ethanol in the blood of the deceased and he would have consumed it during the interval of 2 hours prior to the incident.

The report says a habitual alcoholic could drive a vehicle partially impaired even after a heavy drink of alcohol.

The former JMO said that the injuries on head of the deceased could possibly be due to blow from a blunt weapon while he was inside or outside the vehicle.

He also says the deceased could have been pulled out by someone from the vehicle or he could have fallen off the vehicle and could have been assaulted fracturing his limbs

He also states the injuries to the chest could have been caused by a circular object pushing on chest.