KOTA BARU: A female teacher has claimed trial in the magistrate's court to two counts of negligence resulting in the death of one student and injuries to another at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Tanjong Mas in April.
The accused, Sakinah Ismail, 57, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read before magistrate Wan Mohd I'zzat Wan Abdullah.
According to the first charge, Sakinah is accused of acting negligently while driving her Honda HR-V, causing the death of a 13-year-old girl on the afternoon of April 12.
She was charged under Section 304A of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum two-year jail term, a fine, or both upon conviction.
