M'sian teen boy issues apology in court for allegedly stabbing girl, 16, to death in school
He gave his testimony standing beside the dock rather than in it as he is a minor.
A 15-year-old boy, who was 14 at the time, appeared in court to apologize for allegedly stabbing a 16-year-old girl to death at their school in Malaysia. The High Court determined there was sufficient evidence to proceed with the case, moving it into the defense phase. The six-day prosecution phase of the trial took place from August 3 to August 11.
The boy's lawyer, Kitson Foong, stated that due to his client's minor status, he did not sit in the dock but stood beside it and provided his unsworn testimony. The boy has been deemed fit to stand trial after a three-month psychiatric assessment. The defense will argue that the boy's mental state at the time of the alleged crime was a factor, and they plan to call a psychiatrist from a hospital in Perak and a forensic psychiatry consultant to support this argument.
The murder charge could result in a death sentence or a prison term ranging from 30 to 40 years, along with 12 strokes of the rotan, however, the death penalty cannot be applied to someone who was a minor at the time of the offense.
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