KUALA LUMPUR: The Court of Appeal here has granted bail for Sam Ke Ting who was convicted for reckless driving that resulted in the deaths of eight teenagers in Johor Baru.

       A three-man panel chaired by Justice P. Ravinthran allowed Sam's application for leave to appeal and a stay of execution here on Monday (April 18).

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       Other judges on the bench were Justices Lee Heng Cheong and Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali.

       On April 13, the Johor Bahru High Court sentenced Sam to six years’ jail and a fine of RM6,000 for reckless driving which resulted in the deaths of eight teenagers on Jalan Lingkaran Dalam, Johor Baru, at 3.20am on Feb 18, 2017.

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       More to come