SHAH ALAM: A Chinese student who suffered permanent loss of function in her left hand after allegedly being stabbed by her ex-boyfriend has urged the court to expedite his trial.

Wu Jialin, 21, is expected to testify on Oct 28 in the trial of You Wei, 22.

You was charged with causing grievous hurt to Wu by stabbing her in the neck with a knife at a private university in Bandar Sunway on July 14 last year.

Wu sustained a deep, 10cm wound to her neck that required more than 40 stitches. A nerve in her left hand was severed in the incident, resulting in permanent loss of function.