Unemployed man jailed 15 years for killing friend in Melaka
MELAKA: The Melaka High Court jailed an unemployed man for 15 years after he pleaded guilty to an alternative charge of killing his friend in Pulau Sebang, Alor Gajah, six years ago.
An unemployed man from Melaka has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the killing of his friend in Alor Gajah's Pulau Sebang. AS Sitambarasan, 34, pleaded guilty to alternative charges of murder and was taken into custody on September 23, 2020. The Melaka High Court ordered the sentence to begin from the date of his arrest, considering the public interest, the nature of the crime, and the disposal of the body.
Judge Datuk D. Suria Kumar emphasized the need for Sitambarasan to repent and not commit the offense again, noting the burden it has placed on his family. Sitambarasan, along with two others, was accused of murdering Sua Chun Chai, 31, near a workshop in Pulau Sebang between September 14 and 17, 2020. The body was discovered inside a burning Honda Civic Ferio by firefighters from Alor Gajah and Tampin stations on September 17, 2020.
The case was prosecuted under Section 304(a) of the Penal Code, carrying a maximum sentence of 30 years. The deputy public prosecutor, Mohd Firdaus Saleh, represented the prosecution, while Sitambarasan's lawyer, Andrew Lourdes, defended him.
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