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Zaharif Affendi death: DSP Mohd Nazri murder trial (Ipoh)
Senior police officer DSP Mohd Nazri Abdul Razak is on trial for murder after his car hit and killed 17-year-old Muhammad Zaharif Affendi in Ipoh. Both sides have made their submissions at the end of the prosecution case, and the High Court rules on 28 Oct 2026 whether he must enter his defence.
- Category
- Road incident
- Since
- 15 Dec 2023
- Last update
- 14 Aug 2026
- Next
- 28 Oct 2026 · Ruling on whether accused must enter defence, Ipoh High Court
Timeline
- Form Five student Muhammad Zaharif Affendi Muhd Zamrie, 17, dies after his motorcycle is hit by a car near SMK Jati, Ipoh.
- DSP Mohd Nazri Abdul Razak, 44, charged with murder under s302 at Ipoh Magistrate's Court.
- Pleads not guilty at Ipoh High Court; 30 trial days fixed from November.
- Prosecution closes its case after 23 days and 33 witnesses.
- Prosecution narrows reliance to s300(d) Penal Code; defence given time to revise its submissions.
- Defence argues eyewitness 'run over' accounts conflict with forensic evidence and notes the car's black box data was not tendered.
- Prosecution says there is no contradiction and calls the chase extraordinarily rash; judge fixes 28 Oct for the ruling.