Nhaveen murder trial: High Court sets Oct 14 for defence closing submissions after nine‑year wait

The High Court in George Town has scheduled October 14 for closing submissions in the defense case of four men accused of the murder of teenager T.

Nhaveen, following proceedings which wrapped up earlier than expected.

The case involves charges under Section 302 and Section 326 of the Penal Code, with Judge Datuk Mohd Radzi Abdul Hamid reminding parties to differentiate between the charges and evidence presented.

The prosecution, led by Mohd Amril Johari, challenged the last accused's testimony, citing a lack of medical evidence for alleged injuries and inconsistencies in past proceedings.

The defendants, who were ordered to defend against charges of murder and injuring Nhaveen's friend, maintain their innocence.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 9 — The High Court here today set Oct 14 to hear closing submissions in the defence case of four men accused of murdering teenager T. Nhaveen nine years ago.

Judge Datuk Mohd Radzi Abdul Hamid fixed the date after the proceedings, which began yesterday, wrapped up earlier than anticipated.

“I wish to remind the parties that this case involves two charges, under Section 302 and, at the material time, Section 326 of the Penal Code.

“Therefore, in recording your respective submissions, please distinguish between the two charges and the evidence adduced,” he said after hearing the final witness on the murder charge.

Earlier, deputy public prosecutor Mohd Amril Johari challenged the testimony of the last accused, a teenager at the time of the incident, who claimed he was beaten with a helmet by Nhaveen’s friend, T. Previin, until he passed out while trying to break up a “scuffle” at Jalan Kaki Bukit in Gelugor on June 9, 2017.

He also flagged the absence of a medical report supporting the alleged injuries and questioned why this was never raised during remand proceedings or in earlier prosecutions since 2017.

The accused denied the prosecution’s assertion that he and three others attacked Previin and Nhaveen and continued assaulting Nhaveen at Padang Openg, Gelugor. He said he did not know how the victim sustained the injuries that led to his death.

He read his witness statement and answered questions in Tamil, assisted by a court interpreter.

The prosecution is conducted by Mohd Amril, Yazid Mustaqim Roslan and Noor Azura Zulkiflee, while the accused, J. Ragesuthen, 27, S. Gokulan, 27, and two other teenagers, are represented by Maanveer Singh Dhillon, R. Thevan and Lim Sheng Zhe.

The Court of Appeal had earlier ordered Ragesuthen, Gokulan and the two teenagers to enter their defence on the murder charge after allowing the prosecution’s appeal against the High Court’s decision acquitting them on Oct 3, 2023.

They were also ordered to defend themselves on a charge of injuring Previin near the Karpal Singh Learning Centre at Jalan Kaki Bukit, Gelugor, between 11 pm and midnight on June 9, 2017.

Nhaveen died on June 15, 2017, from severe injuries sustained in the incident, after six days of treatment at Penang Hospital. — Bernama

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乔治城高等法院已将 10 月 14 日定为四名被控谋杀青少年 T 的男子的辩护案件的结案陈述日。

纳维恩，此前庭审比预期提前结束。

该案涉及《刑法》第 302 条和第 326 条的指控，法官拿督莫哈末·拉兹·阿卜杜勒·哈米德提醒各方要区分指控和所提出的证据。

以莫哈末·阿姆里尔·乔哈里为首的控方对最后一名被告的证词提出质疑，理由是缺乏对所谓伤情的医学证据，以及过去诉讼程序中的矛盾之处。

被告被控谋杀和伤害纳维恩的朋友，他们坚称自己无罪。

乔治市，10 月 9 日讯——今天，乔治市高等法院将 10 月 14 日定为审理四名男子被控九年前谋杀少年 T. Nhaveen 的辩护案件的结案陈词的日期。

昨天开始的庭审比预期提前结束，法官拿督莫哈末·拉兹·阿卜杜勒·哈米德随后确定了庭审日期。

“我想提醒各方，本案涉及两项指控，分别是《刑法典》第 302 条和（在相关时间）第 326 条。

“因此，在记录你们各自的陈述时，请区分这两项指控和提出的证据，”他在听取了谋杀指控的最后一名证人的证词后说道。

此前，副检察官莫哈末·阿姆里尔·佐哈里对最后一名被告的证词提出质疑。该被告在事发时是一名青少年，他声称自己在 2017 年 6 月 9 日于格鲁格尔的卡基武吉路试图劝架时，被纳文的朋友 T. 普雷文用头盔殴打，直至昏迷。

他还指出，没有医疗报告支持所称的伤情，并质疑为什么在还押程序或自 2017 年以来的早期起诉中从未提出过这个问题。

被告否认了控方关于他与另外三人袭击普雷文和纳文，并在格鲁戈尔的巴当奥彭继续殴打纳文的指控。他说他不知道受害者是如何遭受导致其死亡的伤势的。

在法庭翻译的协助下，他用泰米尔语宣读了证人陈述并回答了问题。

控方由 Mohd Amril、Yazid Mustaqim Roslan 和 Noor Azura Zulkiflee 负责，而被告 J. Ragesuthen（27 岁）、S. Gokulan（27 岁）和另外两名青少年则由 Maanveer Singh Dhillon、R. Thevan 和 Lim Sheng Zhe 代表。

上诉法院此前已下令拉格苏滕、戈库兰和两名青少年就谋杀指控进行辩护，此前该法院允许检方对高等法院于 2023 年 10 月 3 日作出的无罪判决提出上诉。

他们还被勒令就 2017 年 6 月 9 日晚上 11 点至午夜期间在格鲁格尔卡基武吉路卡巴星学习中心附近伤害普雷文的指控进行辩护。

纳文于2017年6月15日因伤势过重去世，此前他在槟城医院接受了六天的治疗。——马新社

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