JOHOR BARU: The High Court here sentenced a clerk to six years' jail and fined her RM6,000 for reckless driving, causing the death of eight teenage cyclists five years ago.
The decision overturned a Magistrate's Court decision to acquit and discharge Sam Ke Ting over the case.
The High Court also order Sam to undergo an additional six months in jail if she fails to pay the fine while also losing her eligibility to drive for three years after she completes her jail sentence.
In his decision, Judge Abu Bakar Katar said the prosecution had proven a prima facie case and the High Court had ordered the accused to enter her defence.
He said the lower court had erred in reconsidering several issues raised at the end of the prosecution case regarding the identity of the driver, the eligibility of exhibits and the non-identification of the victims.
It was previously reported that Sam was charged with reckless driving, causing the death of eight teenage cyclists at the Middle Ring Road, here, at 3.20am on Feb 18, 2017.
She was accused of causing the deaths of Mohamad Azrie Danish Zulkefli, 14; Muhamad Shahrul Izzwan Azzuraimie, 14; Muhammad Firdauz Danish Mohd Azhar, 16; Fauzan Halmijan, 13; Mohamad Azhar Amir, 16; Muhammad Harith Iskandar Abdullah, 14; Muhammad Shahrul Nizam Marudin, 14; and Haizad Kasrin, 16.
She was charged under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which provides for a jail term of up to 10 years and a fine not exceeding RM20,000, upon conviction.