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Bandar Utama murder trial: Teen in dock says sorry in court over schoolmate’s death

Malaysia Times desk Original: Malay Mail 8/13 15:57 X
Bandar Utama murder trial: Teen in dock says sorry in court over schoolmate’s death
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SHAH ALAM, Aug 13 — A 15-year-old boy, on trial for the murder of a female student at a secondary school in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, last year, expressed remorse over the...

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The teenager, who was ordered to enter his defence after the prosecution established a prima facie case, chose to give an unsworn statement from the dock.

“He said he was sorry for what happened that caused the death and so on,” defence lawyer Kitson Foong told reporters after the hearing before Judge Adlin Abdul Majid.

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Malay Mail
Originally published
Aug 13, 2026
Updated here
Aug 15, 2026
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