Ex-IT staff found guilty of causing death in road rage incident

A former information technology (IT) employee was found guilty by the High Court today on a charge of causing the death of Syed Muhammad Danial Syed Shakir in a road rage incident on the North-South Highway (Plus) four years ago.

Judge Julia Ibrahim found Yew Wei Liang, 45, guilty after the prosecution proved the case beyond a reasonable doubt under Section 304(a) of the Penal Code for causing death by negligence...