Man escapes gallows, gets 30yrs jail for murdering wife


PUTRAJAYA: A father of five escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal here commuted the sentence to 30 years jail and 12 strokes of the rotan for murdering his wife five years ago.

Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail, heading a three-member panel of judges, rejected the appeal of former electrician Taufeeq Mohsein Ahmad Tahir, 38, on Monday (Feb 26).

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