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Malaysia fatal stabbing sentencing appeal

Overview

A Malaysian appellate court has doubled the prison sentence for a woman convicted of culpable homicide. The case involved a 2022 incident in Johor Bahru where the defendant, then 19, fatally stabbed her boyfriend during a struggle over a knife.

A three-judge panel ruled that the initial sentence of six and a half years was too lenient, stating the lower court had been “over-sympathetic” regarding the defendant’s age. The sentence has been increased to 12 years.

Entities

Daejeon High Court · Evrol Mariette Peters · Johor Bahru High Court · Chuncheon District Court · Johor Bahru

Timeline

6 days ago

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A Malaysian appeals court has doubled the prison sentence of a woman to 12 years for the 2022 fatal stabbing of her boyfriend in Johor Bahru, ruling the original sentence was too lenient.

Sources

en.protothema.gr · freemalaysiatoday.com · kyeonggi.com · latestly.com · m.sportalkorea.com · mbn.co.kr · mbn.mk.co.kr · seoul.co.kr · womennews.co.kr