Youth gets life, 12 others held over Lahad Datu murder


KOTA KINABALU: The Tawau High Court has sentenced one of the 13 Lahad Datu Vocational College students, who were found guilty for the murder of their college mate, to life imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane.

Justice Duncan Sikodol also ordered that the other accused, all juveniles, be detained for a period of time at the pleasure of the Sabah Yang di-Pertua Negeri.

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