Prosecution seeks death penalty for six former UPNM students in fatal bullying case

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal was informed on Wednesday (May 15) that the conduct of six former students of Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM), who tortured UPNM Naval Cadet Officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain, resulting in scalding burns covering 80% of his body from 90 instances of steam ironing, constituted an extreme act.

Deputy Public Prosecutor K. Mangai submitted that evidence indicated all the accused, at the direction of their friend, took turns pressing the steam iron onto Zulfarhan's body, except for the face and the top of his hands, causing him to sustain 90 burns that led to his death.