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24 April 2015

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CASES(S) OF THE WEEK

DEWI NADIA ALIAS v. PP
COURT OF APPEAL, PUTRAJAYA
MOHTARUDIN BAKI JCA, TENGKU MAIMUN TUAN MAT JCA, ABDUL RAHMAN SEBLI JCA
[CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: J-05-148-05-2013]
10 MARCH 2015

CRIMINAL LAW: Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Death caused by blunt force trauma consistent with child battered syndrome or child abuse - Whether sufficient evidence to show deceased physically abused - Whether evidence pointed to guilt of accused and nobody else - Whether anyone else had access to deceased - Whether conviction safe - Penal Code, s. 302

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Offence of murder - Cause of death - Post mortem evidence that death was caused by blunt force trauma to chest and abdomen of deceased - Whether misdirection by trial judge - Whether sufficient evidence to show deceased physically abused - Whether evidence pointed to guilt of accused and nobody else - Whether anyone else had access to deceased - Whether conviction safe

EVIDENCE: Circumstantial evidence - Inferences from facts - Death caused by blunt force trauma consistent with child battered syndrome or child abuse - Whether sufficient evidence to show deceased physically abused - Whether evidence pointed to guilt of accused and nobody else - Whether anyone else had access to deceased

EVIDENCE: Corroboration - Child giving unsworn evidence - Whether child witness understood nature of oath - Competency of witness - Whether unsworn testimony must be corroborated - Whether circumstantial evidence sufficient corroboration - Evidence Act 1950, s. 133A



SYARIKAT BEKALAN AIR SELANGOR SDN BHD lwn. SAUJANA TRIANGLE SDN BHD [2015] 1 SMC 152
MAHKAMAH SESYEN, KUALA LUMPUR
JUMIRAH MARJUKI HS
[GUAMAN SIVIL NO: B52NCVC-38-08-2013]
29 OGOS 2014

UTILITI-UTILITI: Air - Penyambungan bekalan air di premis melalui meter tidak sah - Tuntutan untuk - Sama ada plaintif mengalami kerugian - Sama ada defendan pemilik sah premis - Sama ada siasatan dibuat untuk mengenalpasti pemilik premis - Kegagalan memanggil saksi material - Sama ada anggapan di bawah s. 114(g) Akta Keterangan 1950 dibangkitkan - Sama ada penyambungan paip air secara salah dilakukan oleh defendan - Sama ada dibuktikan - Sama ada formula yang digunakan dalam pengiraan kerugian dipertikaikan - Akta Industri Perkhidmatan Air 2006, ss. 123 & 131