Court grants bail to woman charged with murdering UiTM students
Norizan Ismail faces three charges of murder in connection with the deaths of UiTM Dungun students Akmal Tukirim, Ku Adib Aizad Ku Azmi, and Khairil Anuar Jamaluddin. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA : The Kuala Terengganu High Court has granted bail of RM40,000 with two sureties to a woman charged with murdering three Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Dungun students in a road crash on Oct 9 last year.
Justice Hassan Abdul Ghani said he found the defence's argument that the collision was an unintentional road accident and that the accused, Norizan Ismail, 50, had also skidded into a drain, reasonable.
'In a plane crash, you wouldn't assume that the pilot flew the plane intending to kill people. Perhaps the same can be said of Norizan,' Bernama reported him as saying.
The court ordered Norizan to report to the Dungun police station once every two months, barred her from operating any vehicles, and ordered her husband or bailor to ensure that she has no access to any vehicle keys.
The court also said that she could only leave her home when accompanied by her husband. It said she must continue receiving hospital treatment and is prohibited from contacting or interfering with any witnesses until the trial concludes.
Deputy public prosecutor Khairuddin Idris proposed bail of RM30,000 with two sureties but urged the court to deny bail altogether, citing the potential risk of further offences.
In response to a query from the judge, defence counsel Shahir Jusoh said Norizan had a scheduled hospital appointment in Kuala Lumpur and was also undergoing alternative treatment.
On Oct 15 last year, Norizan was charged with three counts of murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code in connection with the deaths of UiTM Dungun students Akmal Tukirim, 25, Ku Adib Aizad Ku Azmi, 20, and Khairil Anuar Jamaluddin, 20.
The court ordered Norizan to be sent to Permai Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation, which found her fit to stand trial.
Norizan also faces a charge under Section 307(1) of the Penal Code at the Kuala Terengganu sessions court of attempted murder involving another UiTM student who sustained injuries in the same crash.
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