Sosilawati case: Accused says was told murdered men would have killed his boss if left alive


SHAH ALAM: An accused in the murder trial of cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and her three aides told a High Court here that three men - allegedly murdered and burnt at a farm - could not be left to alive as they would have killed his former employer N. Pathmanabhan.

Farm hand R. Kathavarayan, 32, said this Wednesday when asked by deputy public prosecutor Ishak Mohd Yusoff if he knew the reason behind the alleged murders.

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