May 11 case management for Sam’s appeal against High Court decision in ‘basikal lajak’ case

The Court of Appeal in Putrajaya has set May 11 for the case management of an appeal by a young woman who was sentenced to six years’ jail and fined RM6,000 for reckless driving resulting in the death of eight teenagers on modified bicycles, commonly known as “basikal lajak”, five years ago.

Lawyer Muhammad Faizal Mokhtar, representing Sam Ke Ting, 27, confirmed the date when contacted today.

The case management will be held before Court of Appeal deputy registrar Mohd Khairi Haron via Zoom.

On April 18, the court allowed Sam’s application to stay the execution of her jail sentence and fine, imposed by the High Court on April 13. It also released her on bail of RM10,000 with one surety pending the hearing of her appeal.

High Court judge Abu Bakar Katar, who handed down the jail sentence and fine to Sam, also ordered her to be jailed for six months if she failed to pay the fine, and a three-year driving ban upon completion of her prison term.

The court handed down the decision after allowing the prosecution’s appeal to set aside the Magistrate’s Court’s decision on Oct 10 last year to acquit and discharge Sam.

Sam, who was 22 at the time of the incident, was charged with committing the offence at Jalan Lingkaran Dalam, Johor Bahru, Johor at 3.20am on Feb 18, 2017.

The eight teenagers killed in the incident were Mohamad Azrie Danish Zulkefli, 14; Muhamad Shahrul Izzwan Azzuraimie, 14; Muhammad Firdauz Danish Mohd Azhar, 16; Fauzan Halmijan, 13; Mohamad Azhar Amir, 16; Muhammad Harith Iskandar Abdullah, 14; Muhammad Shahrul Nizam Marudin, 14; and Haizad Kasrin, 16.