A 22-year-old has failed in his appeal to overturn his murder conviction and jail sentence over the 2017 tahfiz fire that killed 23 lives.

A three-person Court of Appeal bench chaired by Abu Bakar Jais this morning unanimously dismissed the man’s appeal over the incident at Pusat Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah, Jalan Keramat Hujung, Kampung Datuk Keramat in Wangsa Maju, on Sept 14, 2017.