The Court of Appeal dismissed applications by two former students, a boy and a girl, seeking bail and a stay of execution pending their appeal against a High Court murder conviction [1, 2, 3].
The pair were convicted by the Taiping High Court on January 13, 2026, for the murder of 17-year-old SM, the brother of the female accused [1, 2, 3]. The murder occurred between 3 pm and 6 pm on July 5, 2019, at a housing estate in Kamunting, Taiping, Perak [1, 2, 3].
At the time of the offence, the boy was 15 years old and the girl 14 years old. Because they were minors, the High Court ordered their detention at the pleasure of the Sultan of Perak under Section 97(2) of the Child Act 2001 [1, 2, 3].
Before the High Court decision, both applicants had been granted bail of RM20,000 each with two sureties and movement restrictions [1, 2, 3]. The male applicant is now 22 years old and holds a diploma in business administration. His counsel, Ahmad Faazil Rahman Saiful Jaafar Sadik, said the client wishes to continue his education and fears detention would force him to abandon his studies [1].
The female applicant, now 21, is married and has a two-year-old child whom she is still breastfeeding. Counsel Nur Aida Md Zainuddin said the child was initially cared for by the mother’s biological parents but is now looked after by an aunt and uncle due to their ill health. Both the applicant’s husband and uncle have offered to act as bailors [1].
Justice Datuk Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid ruled that the reasons given did not constitute special or exceptional circumstances to justify bail [2].
The final appeal hearing remains pending before the Court of Appeal [1, 2, 3].
