Eight students found guilty of murdering schoolmate


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 07 Aug 2004

SEREMBAN: Eight Form Five students here have been found guilty of murdering their schoolmate, but they escaped the mandatory death sentence because of their age. 

High Court Judge Justice Azhar Ma’ah said they were lucky to escape the gallows because they were juveniles. 

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