GEORGE TOWN: The High Court has set Oct 7 to 9 and 12 to 16 as the trial dates for four men accused of murdering teenager T. Nhaveen in 2017.
The dates were set on Friday (July 3) during case management proceedings before Deputy Registrar Muhammad Firdaus Abdul Wahab.
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Outside court, deputy public prosecutor Mohd Amri Johari said the court set another case management via Zoom before Justice Datuk Mohd Radzi Abdul Hamid on July 13 as the final preparation before the trial.
"The trial will be held in October in the High Court here.
"The case management on July 13 is being held online, in case there are any issues or matters that any party wishes to raise.
"They will be able to address it before the trial in October," he said at the court complex here.
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Amri said he will lead the prosecution team with DPP Yazid Mustaqim Roslan.
He said all four accused will be represented by three lawyers.
Amri said the main challenge for the prosecution team is refreshing the facts and evidence of the case which has dragged on for nine years.
''We need to re-examine the full facts of the case, witness evidence and previous trial records so that all parties are prepared when the trial begins," he said.
The murder of 18-year-old Nhaveen at a park here around midnight on June 9, 2017 shook the nation.
J. Ragesuthan and S. Gokulan, both now aged 27, and two others who were minors at the time of the incident, were originally acquitted by the High Court here on Oct 3, 2023.
They were rearrested and remanded following the Court of Appeal’s decision in June this year ordering them to enter their defense on a murder charge and for causing injury to Nhaveen's friend, T. Previin, at the same time and place.
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The appellate court made the ruling after allowing the prosecution's appeal against the High Court's decision to discharge and acquit them.
The case was then remitted to the High Court for the four men to enter their defence.
Nhaveen sustained serious injuries after being assaulted by a group of youths.
He was admitted to Penang Hospital but died six days later.
Previin was also reportedly assaulted by the same group with motorcycle helmets but managed to escape and seek help.
