A 32-year-old man with Major Depressive Disorder is remanded for four days after a fatal crash that killed a UniSZA student in Kuala Terengganu.
KUALA TERENGGANU: The driver of a Honda Jazz involved in a fatal collision with a university student has been remanded for four days.
The 32-year-old male suspect was ordered to be remanded by Senior Assistant Court Registrar Yuhanis Mohd Roslan at the Kuala Terengganu Magistrate’s Court.
He arrived at court wearing a purple lockup outfit accompanied by two police officers.
The accident occurred last Monday at 1.55 pm on Jalan Kemajuan.
It claimed the life of 25-year-old Syakirah Hanan Mazli, a second-semester Postgraduate Diploma in Education student at Sultan Zainal Abidin University (UniSZA).
She died at the scene after the Perodua Viva she was driving was hit by the Honda Jazz coming from the opposite direction.
Kuala Terengganu district police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor confirmed the suspect suffers from Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
Azli said based on reports, the man had undergone psychiatric treatment several times at Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital starting in January 2025.
Before the fatal incident, the suspect is believed to have broken into a Honda City car and fled with a wallet containing RM200.
The case is being investigated under Section 41 of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless and dangerous driving causing death.
