Housewife, former lover escape gallows for murdering husband in his sleep

PUTRAJAYA: A housewife and her former lover, who were both convicted of murdering the latter’s husband 12 years ago, escaped the gallows on Friday (June 21) after the Federal Court commuted their sentences to 36 years in prison.

A three-judge panel led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat overturned the death sentences previously imposed on K. Annamah, 47, and G. Puganeswaran, 34, after granting their applications under the Revision of Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act 2023.