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Borneo Post
14-05-2025
- Borneo Post
June 11: Decision on vocational college student murder case
Some of the 13 students accused of murder at the High Court in Tawau on Wednesday. – Bernama photo TAWAU (May 14): The High Court here Wednesday set June 11 to decide on the case of 13 students of the Lahad Datu Vocational College accused of murdering their college mate Mohamad Nazmie Aizzat Mohd Narul Azwan last year. Judge Datuk Duncan Sikodol set the date when the case came up for mention Wednesday. This was after the prosecution, represented by Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Nisla Abdul Latif, requested time to respond to the submissions by the defence. Also appearing for the prosecution are deputy public prosecutors Ng Juhn Tao and Batrisyia Mohd Khusri. On Feb 28 this year, Duncan ordered the 13 teenagers, aged 16 to 19, to enter their defence on the charge of jointly murdering Mohamad Nazmie Aizzat, 17, in the dormitory rooms 7 Resak and 5 Belian at the Lahad Datu Vocational College between 9 pm on March 21 to 7.38 am on March 22 last year. They were charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same law, and face the death penalty or 30 to 40 years' imprisonment and not more than 12 strokes of the cane, if convicted. Eight of the students were represented by lawyers Datuk Ram Singh, Kamarudin Mohmad Chinki and Chen Wen Jye, while five others were represented by lawyers Mohamed Zairi Zainal Abidin, Abdul Ghani Zelika, Vivian Thien, Jhesseny P Kang and Kusni Ambotuwo. – Bernama
Daily Express
14-05-2025
- Daily Express
LD Vocational College murder: Court to deliver decision on June 11
Published on: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Published on: Wed, May 14, 2025 By: Bernama Text Size: TAWAU: The High Court here today set June 11 to decide on the case of 13 students of the Lahad Datu Vocational College accused of murdering their college mate Mohamad Nazmie Aizzat Mohd Narul Azwan last year. Judge Datuk Duncan Sikodol set the date when the case came up for mention today. This was after the prosecution, represented by Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Nisla Abdul Latif, requested time to respond to the submissions by the defence. Also appearing for the prosecution are deputy public prosecutors Ng Juhn Tao and Batrisyia Mohd Khusri. On Feb 28 this year, Duncan ordered the 13 teenagers, aged 16 to 19, to enter their defence on the charge of jointly murdering Mohamad Nazmie Aizzat, 17, in the dormitory rooms 7 Resak and 5 Belian at the Lahad Datu Vocational College between 9 pm on March 21 to 7.38 am on March 22 last year. They were charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34 of the same law, and face the death penalty or 30 to 40 years' imprisonment and not more than 12 strokes of the cane, if convicted. Eight of the students were represented by lawyers Datuk Ram Singh, Kamarudin Mohmad Chinki and Chen Wen Jye, while five others were represented by lawyers Mohamed Zairi Zainal Abidin, Abdul Ghani Zelika, Vivian Thien, Jhesseny P Kang and Kusni Ambotuwo. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
The Star
14-05-2025
- The Star
High Court sets June 11 for decision on vocational college student murder case
TAWAU: The High Court here has set June 11 to decide on the case of 13 students accused of murdering their college mate Mohamad Nazmie Aizzat Mohd Narul Azwan. Judge Duncan Sikodol set the date when the case came up for mention on Wednesday (May 14). This was after the prosecution, represented by Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Nisla Abdul Latif, requested time to respond to the submissions by the defence. Also appearing for the prosecution were Deputy Public Prosecutors Ng Juhn Tao and Batrisyia Mohd Khusri. On Feb 28, Duncan ordered the 13 teenagers, aged 16 to 19, to enter their defence on the charge of murdering Mohamad Nazmie Aizzat, 17, in the dormitory rooms 7 Resak and 5 Belian at the Lahad Datu Vocational College between 9pm on March 21 and 7.38am on March 22, 2024. They were charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murder, read together with Section 34 of the same Code. They face the death penalty or up to 40 years' imprisonment and not more than 12 strokes of the cane, if convicted. Eight of the students were represented by lawyers Datuk Ram Singh, Kamarudin Mohmad Chinki and Chen Wen Jye, while five others were represented by lawyers Mohamed Zairi Zainal Abidin, Abdul Ghani Zelika, Vivian Thien, Jhesseny P. Kang and Kusni Ambotuwo. – Bernama Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
New Straits Times
14-05-2025
- New Straits Times
June 11: Judgment day for 13 teens in vocational college killing
TAWAU: The fate of 13 teenagers, aged between 16 and 19, who are accused of murdering a student from Lahad Datu Vocational College (KV) in March last year, is expected to be decided on June 11. High Court Judge Datuk Duncan Sikodol set the tentative date for the verdict during proceedings at the High Court here today. Today's session was initially scheduled for clarification on decisions, submissions, or specific legal issues before the court fixes the date for judgment. Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Nur Nisla Abd Latif informed the court that all parties had filed their written submissions, with the prosecution submitting theirs earlier this morning. However, she requested a new deadline to file the prosecution's reply, as several defence counsels had submitted their submissions late. Duncan instructed the prosecution to file their reply submission by or before May 21 and subsequently fixed June 11 as the tentative date for the court's decision. The 13 teenagers were jointly charged with the murder of Mohamad Nazmie Aizzat Mohd Narul Azwan at Lahad Datu Vocational College between 9pm on March 21 and 7.38am on March 22 last year. They were charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 34, which carries the mandatory death penalty or imprisonment of 30 to 40 years and up to 12 strokes of the cane, upon conviction. On April 15, the defence closed its case after calling 18 witnesses during the defence stage of the trial. All 13 accused gave sworn testimony from the witness stand. Eight of the accused were represented by lawyers Kamarudin Mohmad Chinki, Datuk Ram Singh, and Chen Wen Jye, while the remaining five were represented by Abdul Ghani Zelika, and court-appointed counsels Vivien Thien, Jhasseny P. Kang, Kusni Ambotuwo, and Mohamed Zairi Zainal Abidin.
Borneo Post
07-05-2025
- Borneo Post
Man loses second appeal against rape conviction
KOTA KINABALU (May 7): An unemployed man has failed in his second appeal at the High Court here against his conviction and sentence for raping his underage cousin. On Wednesday, Justice Datuk Duncan Sikodol dismissed the 25-year-old's appeal, upholding his 23-year jail term and 12 strokes of the cane imposed by a lower court on May 18, 2023. The man had raped his nine-year-old cousin in Kota Marudu in 2016, an offence under Section 376(2) of the Penal Code. This marks his second unsuccessful appeal. On May 20, 2024, another High Court judge upheld his earlier conviction for raping and sodomising his younger sister in 2017, when she was 10. For that case, he was sentenced to a total of 33 years in prison (21 years for rape and 12 years for sodomy, to be served consecutively) and 19 strokes of the cane. The lower court also ordered three years of police supervision post-release and mandatory rehabilitative counselling during his imprisonment. The appellant was represented by counsel Datuk Bernard J Dalinting in both cases.
