MUAR: A 22-year-old girl escaped the loss of life penalty right here when the High Court right here ordered her to be jailed for a interval till pardoned by the Johor Sultan after she was discovered responsible of killing her husband 5 years in the past.
Judicial Commissioner Awang Armadajaya Awang Mahmud got here to the determination after discovering that the defence had failed to lift affordable doubts in the prosecution’s case.
The girl was charged below Section 302 with killing her husband, Mohd Firdaus Md Sallehuddin, 28, at a home on Jalan Indah 6, Taman Pertama Indah, Sungai Abong, right here, at about 1.30pm on Oct 14, 2017.
However, Awang Armadajaya in his judgment stated as the girl was a minor when the offence was dedicated, she couldn’t be sentenced to loss of life.
He stated as a substitute, she could be jailed for a interval till pardoned by the Ruler.
“Because on the date of the incident, you had been 17 years 11 months and 10 days previous, you continue to had been outlined as a minor below the Child Act 2001,” he stated, including that she may enchantment to the Pardon’s Board and the Sultan of Johor for commutation of the sentence.
“If you had been an grownup (at the time), I might have needed to impose the loss of life penalty. Thank God you might be saved from the loss of life penalty.
“I pray that you simply lead a greater life after this, and convey profit to your loved ones and the society.
“I’ve heard your lawyer’s enchantment stating that your life has been full of sorrow,” he stated.
Based on the details of the case, the girl stabbed her husband – a poultry store assistant – with a vegetable knife at the residence of the latter’s employer, in the incident that occurred about 5 months into their marriage.
During the course of the trial which started in 2017, seven prosecution witnesses and two defence witnesses – the offender and her stepfather – had been known as to testify.
Deputy public prosecutors Muhammad Azfar Mahmod and Mustaqim Sukarno prosecuted, whereas lawyer Yoong How Kiat represented the accused. – Bernama
