He meted out the sentence on Friday after ruling that the defence had failed to raise a doubt in the prosecution's case against Muhammad Fariss.
He said the accused's act of grabbing British doctor Samantha Knox's handbag had caused the 29-year-old tourist to suffer injuries.
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