KUALA LUMPUR: An Indian national has been sentenced to 35 years in jail and 12 strokes of the cane after being found guilty of killing his girlfriend by strangling her following a sexual encounter three years ago.
High Court judge Justice Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid imposed the sentence on Palwinder Singh, 28, on Tuesday (July 29) after finding that the defence had failed to raise any reasonable doubt at the end of its case.
"Therefore, the accused is found guilty under Section 302 of the Penal Code and sentenced to 35 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane,” he said.
He ordered Palwinder Singh, a former technician, to serve the jail sentence from the date of arrest on Oct 6, 2022.
Palwinder Singh was charged with murdering the 36-year-old woman in a hotel room in Jalan Alor, Bukit Bintang here between 8.30pm and 9.20pm on that date.
Earlier, during mitigation, defence lawyer K. Viknesvaran requested a jail sentence instead of the discretionary death penalty as it was his client's first offence, and he was remorseful. – Bernama
