Man who murdered wife for playing with phone escapes the noose


KOTA KINABALU: A man escaped the death sentence but was sentenced to spend 35 years behind bars for the murder of his wife some four years ago by the High Court here on Wednesday (Sept 27).

High Court Judge Leonard David Shim handed the sentence to Alip Abu Bakar who was found guilty of murdering his wife Ayang Hamjani, 61, after a full trial on Wednesday (Sept 27).

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