Prosecution urges death penalty for former UPNM students in fatal bullying case

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Bullying Case,Muhammad Akmal Zuhairi Azmal

PUTRAJAYA, May 15 — The Court of Appeal was informed today that the conduct of six former students of Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM), who tortured UPNM Naval...

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The five former students are Muhammad Akmal Zuhairi Azmal, Muhammad Azamuddin Mad Sofi, Muhammad Najib Mohd Razi, Muhammad Afif Najmudin Azahat, and Mohamad Shobirin Sabri as the first to fifth respondents, while their friend, Abdoul Hakeem Mohd Ali, is the sixth respondent. Mangai further contended that PW6, a forensic medical expert from Serdang Hospital, Dr Salmah Arshad, who conducted the autopsy on the deceased, stated that the scalding burns were the cause of death."According to PW6, out of the 90 burn marks on the deceased's body, 29 of them were third-degree, indicating the most severe level of burns, with visible wet muscle tissue and bleeding. These burn injuries would lead to death even with treatment," she explained.

Meanwhile, Muhammad Najib's lawyer Datuk Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, submitted that the trial judge had failed to appreciate his client's defence and did not consider the evidence of the 20th defence witness, Muhammad Alif Farhan Aerosni. "Can pressing the iron once be categorised as a criminal act? If it was indeed done, it was done without intent," he said, adding that the 18-year sentence imposed on his client was excessive.

 

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