KUALA TERENGGANU: The driver, charged with dangerous driving causing the death of a Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) student, has been ordered by the Magistrates' Court here to undergo a psychiatric evaluation at Permai Hospital in Johor Bahru. Deputy public prosecutor Nur Anith Nabilah Rusli made the application for the evaluation after informing the court that the accused is currently on psychotropic medication. The accused, represented by a lawyer from the National Legal Aid Foundation, Ummi Sharmimi Harun, did not enter a plea after the charge was read. The court denied the accused bail and suspended all classes of his driving licence pending the disposal of the case. In the incident, second-semester Postgraduate Diploma in Education student Syakirah Hanan died at the scene after her car was struck head-on by another car.

Source: The Star January 12, 2026 12:59 UTC