Duo avoid death penalty for murder

MELAKA: Two friends escaped the death penalty at the Melaka High Court after pleading guilty to an alternative charge of unintentionally killing a homeless man three years ago.

Judge Datuk Anselm Charles Fernandis sentenced Muhammad Aliff Daniel Ong Abdullah to five years in prison and Joel V. Michael Louis, both aged 23, to four years and six months for causing the death of Mohd Eddie Hafiez Yusoh, 42, without intent. The jail sentences are to commence from their respective arrest dates, March 19 and 20, 2022.