Mat lajak deaths: No excuse to drive recklessly on dimly lit road, says High Court


PETALING JAYA: Sam Ke Ting was convicted by the High Court for reckless driving that caused the deaths of eight teenagers on modified bicycles, or “basikal lajak” as she failed to put up her defence at the prosecution stage of her trial.

High Court judge Justice Abu Bakar Katar said the lower court had erred in accepting the 27-year-old’s unsworn defence statement.

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