Suspect’s Confession Not Admissible in Court

Hye Readers,,

In the Star Online today a criminologist said that A confession alone is not admissible in court and it does not mean that the person who confessed has committed a crime. Its simply The person could be mentally ill or covering up for someone,

But what happen when confession leads to discovery of the body, evidence that only the accused could have this knowledge then it has to be admissible in courts. is that not enough to convict a killer??

 He explained that such statements would only be admissible if they were backed up by physical evidence such as DNA or blood and collaborating statements from witnesses if there were any.

Look like we have to wait for the police to finish their investigation about this case before we jump into conclusion.

Regards,

BODY IN SUITCASE: Online friend allegedly killed her after rape attempt

BODY IN SUITCASE: Online friend allegedly killed her after rape attempt

PETALING JAYA: NG Yuk Tim, the 15-year-old girl reported missing on Monday after she was allegedly dropped off at the Kelana Jaya LRT station by a friend whom she  met online, is believed to have been murdered.

This came about following the discovery of a body stuffed in a green suitcase in Jalan Kebun Nenas, Shah Alam, last night.

The discovery was made following a confession by the suspect, a 23-year-old man.

Selangor Community Policing Association chief Kuan Chee Heng said the revelation came to light after a meeting between the association and Ng's mother and several friends concerning her disappearance.

Kuan, speaking at the police headquarters here yesterday, said the meeting was organised to shed light on her disappearance.

The suspect was among those at the meeting as he was purportedly the last person to have had contact with her. It is understood that the suspect and Ng had met via an online social network.

"I noticed that he (the suspect) had peculiar injuries on his hand. As he was the last person who had sent her off to the LRT station, I decided to question him further," said Kuan, a former policeman.

After questioning, the suspect confessed that he had killed Ng.

The suspect claimed that he brought Ng, who had just finished her Penilaian Menengah Rendah examination, to his house in Cheras.

When the suspect allegedly attempted to rape Ng, she retaliated by biting and scratching him, causing him to strike her with a dumbbell.

He then allegedly stuffed her body in a suitcase and dumped it in Jalan Kebun Nenas.

Kuan brought the suspect to the district police headquarters here, where he was questioned for several hours.

He led a police forensics team to the scene where he allegedly dumped the body.

The body was recovered at 10pm. Police also went to the suspect's home to gather evidence.

Police seized the suspect's van, which was believed to have been used to transport the body.

At press time, police had yet to issue a statement on the case.

Source : NST Malaysia

Khairy suggests counting Gelang Patah votes to decide Youth vice-chief

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin said the result of voting at Gelang Patah youth division should be used in deciding the vice-youth chief after two candidates received equal number of votes.
He pointed out the possibility of dispute involving the parties involved if the popular votes method was used to settle the stalemate.

"If we can count the votes at Gelang Patah division, there is no need for popular votes. If we use the popular vote method, it will lead to conflict.

"It is better if we can settle it through vote counting in Gelang Patah," he told a press conference with Umno vice-presidential candidate Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein after a Rangkaian Sahabat Muda programme here tonight.

A total 191 Umno youth divisions concluded their elections yesterday except for Gelang Patah which was postponed due to internal problems.

Earlier, Umno Election Committee chairman Tan Sri Tajol Rosli Ghazali when announcing the election results at Menara Datuk Onn tonight said Jamawi Jaafar and Khairul Azwan Harun, each received 73 votes, from 190 divisions.

As such, he said the result for number two post would be decided based on the counting of popular votes.

Popular vote is based on the actual number of votes which is given by the delegates to every candidate.

Khairy said: "I have discussed with Umno secretary-general Tengku Adnan whether we want to implement the suggestion by Tan Sri Tajol, namely, to count the popular votes, or we settle the case of Gelang Patah division."

Meanwhile, Jamawi when met by reporters, said he was confident the result would favour him if the popular vote counting was implemented based on his record of acceptance at the divisions.

But, he stressed that he would accept with an open heart if the result went against him.

Meanwhile, Khairul Azwan when contacted, declined to comment on the matter

Source : News Strait Times