Court rejects couple’s retraction


Duo to know fate soon: Nur Shila and her husband Basheer will know their fate next week.

KUALA LUMPUR: The couple who admitted stealing from the bank accounts of four MH370 passengers will be sentenced by the Sessions Court here next Wednesday despite a last-ditch effort to withdraw their plea.

Former HSBC Malaysian bank officer Nur Shila Kanan and her mechanic husband Basheer Ahmad Maula Sahul Hameed, both 34, abruptly tried to retract their earlier admission to the crimes.

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