Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah handed down the sentence on Muhammad Khairuanuar Baharuddin, 39, after finding that the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubts against the prosecution’s case at the end of the defence case. — Istock picKUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — A former police corporal told his family members to accept what had happened and to look after his children after the High Court here today sentenced him to death by hanging for killing his step-daughter six years ago.
As soon as the proceeding ended, Muhammad Khairuanuar, who was in the dock and looked calm, turned to his family members, who were in the public gallery, and with a smile , said, “Most of the family members were not able to hold back their tears and were seen crying. The charge, framed under Section 302 of the Penal Code, provides the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.
“Therefore, the court convicted the accused under Section 302 . The punishment in this case is mandatory, which is hanged to death,” he added.
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