PUTRAJAYA: A married couple who were sentenced to death for murdering their daughter had their sentence commuted to 40 years' jail by the Court of Appeal here on Wednesday (Aug 23).
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 23 A married couple escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal today commuted their death sentence to a maximum jail sentence of 40 years for murdering their.
KUALA TERENGGANU (Bernama): A married couple was sentenced to death by hanging after they were found guilty of murdering their daughter five years ago.
Judge Datuk Zainal Azman Abd Aziz meted out the sentence on Anuar Yusof, 55 and his wife, Murni Ahmad, 40, who was the stepmother to the victim, Siti Hajar, 22, after finding that the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubt against the prosecution’s case.
In his judgment, Zainal Azman said based on the victim’s physical condition, it clearly showed that she had been left without sufficient food for too long, her health was neglected and she was abused till she only weighed around 18kg.
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