10 Oct 2023
CHANG KIAN PAH
- Citation
- JA-83D-3332-05/2021 (Mahkamah Majistret)
- Court
- Magistrates' Court
- Case number
- JA-83D-3332-05/2021 (Mahkamah Majistret)
The magistrate found an unexplained and material break in the chain of custody (notably the six-hour delay and lack of contemporaneous sealing/marking) which created reasonable doubt as to whether the substance analysed was the same as that seized; consequently the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case and the accused was acquitted.