90 burn wounds from hot steam iron caused Zulfarhan's death

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur is satisfied that the 90 burn wounds inflicted on Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain by five of his fellow Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) students using a hot steam iron had caused his death, but ruled that it was not a premeditated murder.

Justice Azman Abdullah in his judgment said that after considering testimonies from Serdang Hospital forensics medical expert Dr Salmah Arshad, a prosecution witness, and Sungai Buloh Hospital forensics department chief Dr Rohayu Shahar Adnan, a defence witness, the court also found that Zulfarhan Osman’s death was not a sudden death after being injured...