PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal today commuted the death sentence imposed on a pair of lovers for the murder of a five-year-old boy, who is the son of ...
: The Court of Appeal today commuted the death sentence imposed on a pair of lovers for the murder of a five-year-old boy, who is the son of the female accused nine years ago, to 30 years in prison.
“The appeal against the conviction is dismissed. The death sentence imposed by the Georgetown High Court against the two accused is set aside and commuted with 30-year imprisonment starting from the date of their arrest,“ said Judge Vazeer Alam who also ordered Saravanan to be given 12 strokes of the cane.Earlier, lawyer M. Visvanathan, representing Gayathry, told the court that the Attorney General's Chambers Office had accepted his client’s representation.
On Sept 29, 2020, the Georgetown High Court sentenced the pair of lovers to death after finding them guilty of murdering S. Kaviarasan.
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