Myanmar national sentenced to 10 years for culpable homicide


Lawyer G. Subramaniam Nair and Devika Suppiah talking to the accused outside the court.

SEREMBAN: A 44-year-old Myanmar national has been sentenced to 10 years in jail by the High Court for unintentionally causing the death of a fellow countryman.

Maung Thain Khain, also known as Min Aung, initially faced a murder charge but pleaded guilty to the amended charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

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