Johor High Court dismisses caning sentence for youth who set dog on fire

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The 18-year-old was guilty of causing excruciating pain to a dog by beating and setting it on fire. Read more at straitstimes.com.

JOHOR BAHRU – The High Court in Johor Bahru has dismissed the caning sentence on a youth who pleaded guilty to setting a dog on fire.

Lawyer G.K. Sritharan, who represented Yap, said that the High Court judge called the prosecution and defence counsel on Sunday to hear the changes in sentence.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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