Death sentence commuted, ex-mechanic gets 35 years for killing toll booth operator

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KOTA BHARU: The Federal Court today commuted the death sentence of an ex-mechanic to a 35-year jail term and 12 strokes of the cane for killing a woma...

: The Federal Court today commuted the death sentence of an ex-mechanic to a 35-year jail term and 12 strokes of the cane for killing a woman nine years ago.

Tengku Maimun set aside the death sentence handed down on Norhalis by the Temerloh High Court on Oct 2, 2018, and ordered him to serve a 35-year jail term starting from the date of his arrest on July 21, 2015.Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim and Federal Court Judge Datuk Nordin Hassan also presided over the case.

The Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal against the High Court decision on Oct 10, 2019; on Dec 16, 2020, the Federal Court upheld the conviction. However, Deputy Public Prosecutor Norzilati Izhani Zainal@Zainol requested the court to uphold the death sentence as the crime was heinous.

 

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