Dungun: The Magistrate’s Court here today ordered the case of a female driver who was charged with killing three Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Dungun students in a tragic accident to be transferred to the Kuala Terengganu High Court for trial. Magistrate Nur Amirah Fatihah Osman made the decision after allowing the application of deputy public prosecutor Nur Azhani Azman to transfer the case of Norizan Ismail, 50, who is facing three charges of murder.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the prosecution sought to move the case to the High Court for trial, a request granted during the re-mention of the case. Norizan Ismail, a mother of three, was charged on October 15, 2024, with causing the deaths of Muhammad Akmal Md Tukirin, 25; Ku Adib Aizad Ku Azmi, 20; and Khairil Jamaludin, 20. The incident occurred on Jalan Pantai in front of UiTM Dungun at 7:35 pm on October 9 of the previous year.

Norizan, represented by lawyer Norhabibah Norulalzahar, faces charges under Section 302 of the Penal Code. If convicted, she could be sentenced to death or a prison term ranging from 30 to 40 years, and if not sentenced to death, she must also receive at least 12 strokes of the cane.

The court confirmed on January 14 that Norizan was fit to stand trial, based on a psychiatric examination report from Permai Hospital in Johor. The incident involved the woman driving a sports utility vehicle (SUV) that crashed into two motorcycles carrying four UiTM students, who were returning to campus after recreational activities and dinner.

Besides the three fatalities, the collision injured another victim, Muhammad Ammar Danish Mohd Ridhuan, who was 20 years old at the time.