Chung, a director of Syarikat Golden Sailing Travel Tour and Car Rental, was jailed two months for causing hurt to 20 Chinese tourists by permitting her son Leong Vin Jee to manage and use the boat to sea so negligently as to endanger their lives.
Sessions Court Judge Noor Hafizah Mohd Salim meted out the sentence to Chung Ket Siew @ Chung Siaw Ping, Tuesday, after ruling that the defence had failed to raise any reasonable doubt against the case. The court convicted Chung of both charges against her.On the first count, She committed the offence with Leong, 44, and skipper Sharezza Salian, 30, who both were found guilty on March 1, 2019 and received their respective punishments.
On July 18, 2018, Chung was discharged and acquitted from the two charges but the prosecution appealed against the decision and the High Court ordered Chung to enter her defence on the charges. The defence called Chung as the sole witness during the defence. During mitigation, counsel Edward Paul who represented Chung asked for a bond of good behaviour to be imposed on Chung, saying his client is suffering from breast cancer and under treatment.
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