Top court upholds acquittal of Perak man accused of killing dad, says no defence needed on insanity grounds
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 26 — The Federal Court today ruled that a 55-year-old man who was previously acquitted of murdering...
The Federal Court has upheld the acquittal of a 55-year-old Perak man accused of murdering his father on grounds of insanity, ruling that no defence should be required from him. The three-judge panel, led by Court of Appeal president Datuk Seri Abu Bakar Jais, made the decision after Pang Kar Foong appealed against the Court of Appeal's decision to reverse his acquittal and require him to enter his defence for the 2020 murder charge.
The court determined that this case differed from typical legal principles regarding the calling of a defence when there is no prima facie case, and that the call for defence should not be made under the circumstances. The prosecution argued that Pang suffered from a mental disorder and was legally insane under Section 84 of the Penal Code at the time of the alleged offense.
The High Court had previously acquitted Pang based on a psychiatric report stating that he was in an unsound mental state on September 12, 2020, and incapable of knowing the nature and consequences of his actions.
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