GEORGE TOWN: A contract worker was sentenced by the High Court here to eight years in prison for culpable homicide and causing hurt.
Mohd Faizul Mohd Saaid, 45, pleaded guilty to the charges at the end of the prosecution case on Friday (Feb 26).
Judge Radzi Abdul Hamid asked Mohd Faizul if he was willingly pleading guilty and understood the seriousness of his charges.
He then sentenced Mohd Faizul to eight years in prison for culpable homicide under Section 304B of the Penal Code and three years for causing hurt to another person under Section 324 of the Penal Code.
Radzi said both sentences would run concurrently from his arrest on Sept 25,2017.
GEORGE TOWN: A businessman escaped the gallows when he was acquitted and discharged of two drug trafficking charges after the High Court here found the credibility of the raiding officer questionable.
Judge Radzi Abdul Hamid said the prosecution had failed to prove a case against Tang Chin Tart, 56.
Radzi said the court rejected the evidence provided by the raiding officer in court owing to contradictory statements. The prosecution has failed to prove a prima facie case against the accused under both charges. It cannot be proven that he had knowledge of the drugs, therefore there is no need to consider distribution, he said in court here on Friday (Feb 26).
Published on: Saturday, December 19, 2020
By: The Star
Santhiea being escorted out of the George Town High Court, Penang.
GEORGE TOWN: A teenager facing a murder charge was sent to jail after her bail was revoked by the Magistrate’s Court here.
Magistrate Jamaliah Abd Manap said the bail was automatically revoked as the case was transferred to the High Court.
She said the conditional bail was initially offered until the case was transferred to the High Court.
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“The case has been transferred to the High Court, so the bail no longer stands,” she said in court after hearing arguments from both the deputy public prosecutor and the defence lawyer.