BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: A fifty-year-old Bruneian man was produced before the Magistrate’s Court yesterday to face charges of dangerous driving causing the death of two Indonesian men and injuries to another Indonesian man after he surrendered himself to the police two nights ago, ©BRUDIRECT.COM reported.
Senior Magistrate Md Faisal PD Hj Kefli ordered for the remand of Dali Hj Sabtu at the Central Police Station to assist in further investigations of the case until the next mention on April 21 2014.
The defendant faces three charges of driving his car dangerously causing the death of Rianto and Didik Apriandi and causing injuries to Ferri Adi Mansyor at about 9.20pm on April 8 2014 near Kg Limau Manis Mosque at Jalan Limau Manis.
DPP Sharon Yeo appeared for the Public Prosecutor.
Police arrived at the scene of death of the two Indonesian men while the other lay injured as pictures of the deceased were circulated on WhatsApp and other social media.
A press release issued yesterday stated that the Limau Police Station received an emergency call at about 9.29pm that night reporting a hit-and-run in the area. Investigators arrived at the scene to find two lifeless bodies lying in a drain whilst another was writhing and screaming in flesh-ripping agony.
Paramedics assisted the victim in pain and brought him to RIPAS hospital.
Investigators found some parts believed to have fallen off the suspect’s car.
Eyewitnesses were questioned by police who stated that the accident occurred at around 9.18 that fateful night.
The victims were reportedly walking back home after buying groceries from a nearby shop when they were hit. The suspect was reportedly heading to Junjungan through Jalan Limau Manis.
The act of dangerous driving causing death carries a penalty of a BND$20,000 fine and imprisonment for seven years.
Dangerous driving causing injuries carries a penalty of a BND$10,000 fine and imprisonment for two years and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, a fine of BND$20,000 and imprisonment for four years.