Man jailed for 18 years for causing death of homeless senior citizen

KUALA LUMPUR: A man who was initially facing a charge of murdering a homeless senior citizen four years ago was sentenced on Thursday (March 24) by the High Court here to 18 years in jail after pleading guilty to an optional charge of causing the victim’s death instead.

Judicial Commissioner Datuk Aslam Zainuddin came to the decision after finding that the prosecution had failed to establish a prima facie case against Choon Wei How, 46, under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the mandatory death sentence, but had proven a prima facie case for charges under 304 (a) of the Penal Code instead.