Death sentence upheld in rape and murder case


PUTRAJAYA: The court has rejected an appeal by former bus driver Hanafi Mat Hassan against his conviction and death sentence for the rape and murder of a 24-year-old computer engineer five years ago. 

In dismissing Hanafi’s appeal, Court of Appeal judges Richard Malanjum, Hashim Mohd Yusoff and S. Augustine Paul held that the trial judge had made a correct finding in the case. 

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