Court lowers damages for families of three men killed by police

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has amended the quantum of damages from RM1.5mil to RM630,000 which had been awarded to the families of three youths – one a teenager – who died in a police shooting 13 years ago.

A three-judge panel chaired by Justice Azizah Nawawi made the adjustment after allowing parts of the appeal by the prosecution in the case. “We find merits in the appeal and we allow the appeal in parts,” she said.