KUALA LUMPUR: A 19-year-old teenager has been found guilty of murder at the High Court here over the death of 21 students and two teachers in a fire at Pusat Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah almost three years ago. In his decision, Justice Azman Abdullah said the accused, who was 16 at the time of the offence, had failed to raise reasonable doubt in his defence. "The prosecution had proven their case beyond reasonable doubt," he said here on Monday (Aug 17). Under normal circumstances, convictions under Section 302 of the Penal Code carry a mandatory death sentence. According to the amended charge, the teenager, together with another unidentified individual, allegedly murdered the 23 people at the tahfiz centre in Jalan Keramat Hujung, Kampung Datuk Keramat, Wangsa Maju here, between 4.15am and 6.45am on Sept 14, 2017.

Source: The Star August 17, 2020 08:15 UTC