KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 -- The High Court has postponed the trial of four men accused of murdering teenager T. Nhaveen, with new dates set in November to hear their defence.

The trial was originally scheduled to resume today until Friday, following a Court of Appeal ruling in January ordering the accused to enter their defence, according to a report by Free Malaysia Today.

Deputy public prosecutor Yazid Mustaqim Roslan informed the court that the prosecution was awaiting the Federal Court's decision on its appeal against the acquittal of a fifth man, S. Gopinaath, 34.

"We ask for the trial to be postponed to a later date while we await the judgment of the Federal Court," he said.

Justice Radzi Abdul Hamid allowed the request, noting that...