On Aug 22, 2019, Yew was charged with the murder of Syed Muhammad Danial, 29, at Kilometre 293.6 of the PLUS Highway (Kuala Lumpur-Seremban) between 1 pm and 2 pm on Aug 10, 2019.

In the cross-appeal, Deputy Public Prosecutor Ng Siew Wee argued that the High Court judge erred in sentencing Yew for culpable homicide instead of a more severe charge.

The accused stated that the incident happened quickly, but the prosecution argues that despite the short duration, it does not prevent the court from inferring an intent to cause harm and death under Section 300 of the Penal Code, she said.
        She argued that in his defence testimony, the accused stated that he saw the deceased (Syed Muhammad Danial) rushing toward his car while holding a baseball bat, prompting him to shift gear from reverse to drive before hitting the victim.

The accused said that he felt his life was in danger and wanted to protect himself and his pregnant wife who was in the vehicle at the time, she said.

However, she said, according to the video recording of the 19th prosecution witness, who is the accused’s wife, at the scene, he was not acting in self-defence or to protect his property (car); instead, he was angry and intended to teach the deceased a lesson, adding that the 16-year prison sentence was appropriate and not excessive.

Meanwhile, lawyer Datuk N.Sivananthan, who represented Yew, argued that the incident happened quickly and that his client did not intend to commit the act.

He was blank (disoriented) at the moment and the act of moving the car was purely in self-defence to avoid being hit by the deceased with a baseball bat, said the lawyer, who also requested the court to impose a seven to eight years prison sentence.

-- BERNAMA

U know the case where a home owner went after a robber after he left & murdered him? He was charged & sentenced with intent to murder.

The driver acted rashly beyond a necessary level to stop a threat. And he had a chance to let go the already severely injured victim, but rather let him die.

Your arguments cannot fly in the face of the courts - what the driver did is no more an act of self defence, but pure malice.

Yea, bang or bump should be enough

But when both also road rage, this is what happens

Why even rage in the first place?

Different scenario lah. In this case she was terrified and just lightly bumped him. All capture on dash cam also. Her scream also show she was just wanted to get away he was in middle of road there was no way but forward.

In the other case, both cars are stationery, both side ady raging. Type m take bat and type c use as justification to run him over. Except it was not attempt to flee or self defense, it was to assert dominance see who is willing to die more. You can see the photos later when he pinned the guy, he gives finger to cameraman. He clearly still angry even after "winning".