Gopal Sri Ram FCJ:-

[1] The appellant was convicted by the High Court of the offence of murder and sentenced to death. His appeal to the Court of Appeal was dismissed. He has now appealed to us.

[2] The substance of the prosecution's case is that the appellant murdered one Zuriyati Othman ("the deceased") on 9 August 2002 between 11am and 12noon. The offence is said to have taken place at No. 101, Blok A, Kolej Kediaman Meranti, UITM, Seksyen 2, Shah Alam, in the district of Petaling, Selangor Darul Ehsan. The evidence led in support of this case is as follows. The appellant and the deceased had had a relationship which became estranged. On the day in question, the appellant called at the deceased's flat. Later, the deceased's sister (PW10) heard a cry from the deceased. It came from the deceased's room. PW10 could not enter the room as it was locked from inside. She looked for the spare key, found it, opened the door and entered the room. She found only two persons there: the deceased and the appellant. The deceased was lying on her bed. She had been stabbed several times. She succumbed to her wounds. The appellant also had injuries. A large knife (referred to as "a Rambo