PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged a driver who was sentenced to jail for reckless driving that led to the death of eight teenagers in Johor in 2017. On Tuesday (Apr 11), Malaysian media reported that a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal unanimously allowed the app
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged a driver who was sentenced to jail for reckless driving that led to the death of eight teenagers in Johor in 2017.
In their decision on Tuesday, the Court of Appeal found that Ms Sam's conviction from the Johor Bahru High Court last year cannot stand since the charge was defective, Free Malaysia Today reported. Malaysian driver in crash that killed 8 teenagers on modified bicycles allowed bail to appeal convictionSpeaking to reporters outside the court on Tuesday, Ms Sam apologised to the families of the eight teenagers who died in the incident and named each of them individually.
“Every moment my soul and thoughts are haunted by the unfortunate incident that happened that night and I believe I will carry this feeling to the grave,” Ms Sam was quoted as saying by Malay Mail. Prior to that, High Court judge Abu Bakar Katar - who meted out the jail sentence and fine on Ms Sam - on Apr 13 also ordered for her to be jailed for six months if she failed to pay the fine. She was also subject to a three-year driving ban upon completion of her prison term.
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