Man gets 35 years' jail, caning for girlfriend's murder


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.

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