Son and skipper also in the dock over Sabah catamaran tragedy that killed four


KOTA KINABALU: The owner of the ill-fated catamaran, which carried the four China tourists who died, has been charged with negligence not amounting to culpable homicide at the Sessions Court.

Vessel owner Chung Ket Siew @ Chung Siaw Ping, 64, her son Leong Vin Jee and the boat’s skipper Sharezza Salian face multiple charges in the wake of the lunar new year tragedy where five people remain missing and 22 survived.

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