{
  "id": 14680637,
  "title": "Court upholds 30-year sentence for man who killed stepbrother, concealed body",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/court-upholds-30-year-sentence-for-man-who-killed-stepbrother",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T11:28:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1556291/court-upholds-30-year-sentence-man-who-killed-stepbrother-concealed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Court of Appeal has upheld a 30-year jail sentence and 12 strokes of the cane for a man who killed his step-brother and hid his body in a cement-filled drum. A three-judge panel unanimously dismissed the appellant's appeal against his conviction and sentence, as well as the prosecution's appeal for the death penalty. The court found the 30-year sentence appropriate and did not warrant a higher penalty. The panel also concluded that the prosecution had successfully established the necessary intent through the evidence presented, leaving no grounds to substitute the conviction with culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The crime occurred on March 6, 2020, at the appellant's home in Alor Setar, Kedah.",
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal today upheld a 30-year jail sentence and 12 strokes of the rotan imposed on a former trader for murdering his step-brother and concealing his body in a cement-filled drum.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Court upholds sentence for man who killed stepbrother, concealed body",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/court-upholds-sentence-for-man-who-killed-stepbrother-concealed-body",
        "published": "2026-10-15T10:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Court of Appeal upholds 30‑year jail, 12 strokes for trader who hid step‑brother’s body in cement drum",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/court-of-appeal-upholds-30-year-jail-12-strokes-for-trader-who-hid",
        "published": "2026-10-15T11:02:20.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}