KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyer Datuk Balwant Singh inflicted more harm than necessary to defend himself when he shot a despatch rider following a violent confrontation between them in Bangsar last year, the High Court was told.
Describing the shooting of R. Gobala Krishnan as unjustifiable and unnecessary, deputy public prosecutor Zauyah Be Loth Khan said evidence showed that Balwant Singh’s life was not in any danger at the time the fatal shot was fired.
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