Former mechanic acquitted in murder trial

By MANJIT KAUR

Lawyer V. Santhiran with his client Othman Abu Bakar.

IPOH: A former mechanic escaped the gallows after the High Court here found him not guilty of the murder of a man at a motorcycle workshop some six years ago.

Othman Abu Bakar, 33, walked out of the courtroom a free man after the court ruled that the prosecution failed to prove a prima facie case against him.

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