Motorcyclist jailed 4 weeks for causing death of pillion-riding girlfriend
A supper outing after a night of drinking turned tragic for a couple when a motorcyclist lost control of his vehicle and skidded in December 2017, causing the death of his pillion-riding girlfriend.
At the State Courts on Tuesday (8 January), the motorcyclist, Muhammad Emyza Abdullah, 27, was jailed for four weeks and banned from driving for five years.
He had earlier pleaded guilty to causing 22-year-old Hamrina Iryani Hamsan’s death by a negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, by failing to keep a proper control of the motorcycle.
Couple wanted to get supper
On 2 December last year, the couple went to a pub along Arab Street for drinks at about 11.20pm. Emyza had one can of beer and a shot of tequila.
They decided to leave for supper two-and-a-half hours later, at about 1.50am the next day.
The couple chatted while travelling on Emyza’s motorcycle. He rode along Balestier Road towards Moulmein Road, and then made a left turn into the slip road to the CTE towards SLE.
As they were travelling along the slip road at about 2.35am, Emyza suspected that his girlfriend might have fallen asleep. He turned his head over his right shoulder to check on her, and also tapped on her right leg to ask if she was sleeping.
When he turned his head back to look forward, Emyza lost control of the motorcycle which then veered to the right and grazed onto a kerb on the right side. The couple fell to the ground.
Hamrina was pronounced dead on the spot by paramedics at 2.47am. Emyza had a wrist fracture and multiple grazes.
For causing death by a negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, Emyza could have been jailed for up to two years and fined.
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