NST COURT WATCH: School tragedies, fatal crashes and child abuse [WATCH]
KUALA LUMPUR: The deaths of young people featured prominently in court proceedings this week, from the murder of a 16-year-old girl by her classmate to a student killed in a crash on school grounds and a five-year-old girl killed in a six-vehicle pile-up.
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KUALA LUMPUR: A 16-year-old student was charged with the murder of a classmate at a school in Batu Pahat, Malaysia. In Kota Baru, a teacher faced trial on negligence charges after a crash that killed a student and injured another. A 24-year-old motorist denied causing the death of a five-year-old child through reckless driving in Kuala Lumpur.
In Kota Kinabalu, an inquest heard testimony from 83 witnesses in the case of an 13-year-old who died. In Johor Baru, a man was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for the abuse and death of a three-year-old child in his care. Najib Razak's bid to reduce his 15-year jail sentence and fine for the 1MDB case was rejected by the High Court.
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