6 jailed 18 years each for causing death of navy cadet
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here sentenced six students from the National Defence University (UPNM) to 18 years’ jail for causing the death of navy cadet Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain four years ago. Trial judge Azman Abdullah meted out the sentence after hearing submissions from their lawyers and an impact victim…
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here sentenced six students from the National Defence University (UPNM) to 18 years’ jail for causing the death of navy cadet Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain four years ago.
Trial judge Azman Abdullah meted out the sentence after hearing submissions from their lawyers and an impact victim statement from Zulfarhan’s family.
“For those who are found guilty under Section 304 of the Penal Code, you will serve your 18 years’ jail sentence from your date of arrest in 2017,” he said.
Earlier, the court convicted the six – Muhammad Akmal Zuhairi Azmal, Azamuddin Md Sofi, Muhammad Najib Mohd Razi, Muhammad Afif Najmudin Azahat, Mohamad Shobirin Sabri and Abdoul Hakeem Mohd Ali – for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Azman also imposed a three-year jail sentence against 12 other UPNM students, who were found guilty of assaulting Zulfarhan to force him to confess to stealing a laptop.
“However, the court grants a stay of execution against the 12 accused persons under Section 330,” he said.
No stay of execution was granted for the six men. — Free Malaysia Today
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