Former lawyer, plantation worker fail to set aside death penalty for Sosilawati murder


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PUTRAJAYA: On Tuesday (Oct 8), the Federal Court upheld the death sentences for a former lawyer and a plantation worker for the murder of cosmetics millionaire Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya and her three aides, committed 14 years ago, Malay language daily Sinar Harian reports.

A three-judge panel, led by Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, unanimously rejected the appeals of the applicants, N. Pathmanabhan, 54, and T. Thilaiyalagan, 32, to overturn their death sentences.

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