Mat lajak deaths: Sam’s appeal on Monday (April 18)

PETALING JAYA: Sam Ke Ting’s application to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal against the High Court’s decision has been granted.

Sam, who was sentenced to six years in jail and sent straight to prison over an accident which killed eight teenagers on modified bicycles nearly five years ago, had filed for leave to appeal.

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Sam's appeal is set to be heard on Monday (April 18) at 9am at the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya, according to the website kehakiman.gov.my.

She has also asked the Appeals Court for a stay of sentence and to allow bail pending the appeal.

Sam’s defence lawyer Muhammad Faizal Mokhtar confirmed that a notice of motion to obtain leave to appeal and to stay the execution of her sentence was submitted to the Court of Appeal via e-filing on Thursday (March 14) morning.

“A certificate of urgency (to hear the case expeditiously) was also filed via e-filing,” Muhammad Faizal had said via a WhatsApp message.

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On Wednesday (April 13), the High Court sentenced Sam to six years’ jail and a fine of RM6,000 for reckless driving which resulted in the deaths of eight teenagers on Jalan Lingkaran Dalam, Johor Baru, at 3.20am on Feb 18, 2017.

Justice Abu Bakar Katar ruled that the magistrate had erred in accepting Sam’s defence.

She had earlier been acquitted twice by the Magistrate’s Court.