A motorist was acquitted by the High Court here today of driving dangerously and killing a pedestrian nine years ago.
Chong Chang Meng was charged under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act with driving dangerously and causing the death of one Tan Kean Seng at Jalan Pudu on May 8, 2016.
Justice Azhar Abdul Hamid ruled that Chong’s conviction by the magistrates’ court was unsound, as the prosecution failed to comply with certain legal requirements when tendering documents for the trial.
He also said the identity of the deceased was never established.
“No family members were called to identify (Tan as the deceased). The identification was merely done by the investigating officer.
“The pathologist was never called to testify and tender his post-mortem report –…