COMMENT | I remember reading about Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain many years ago and felt so much pity for him and his family.

The late Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) student was murdered by his fellow students in such a brutal way. I would repeat it here, but I think many of you are already familiar with the torture that he went through at the hands of his murderers.

In the last few days, we have all seen in the media that the six former UPNM students who were initially convicted of causing death with no intent to kill have now had their conviction changed by a three-person Court of Appeal bench to full-blown murder. Their 18-year prison sentence has also now been converted to death by hanging.

There seem to be a lot of people on social media who seem to agree with this new development. I wouldn’t blame them.