Mercy for Nagaenthran


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“IT’s a hell of a thing, killing a man. You take away everything he’s got and everything he’s ever gonna have.” – William Munny

The story of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam begins in 2009, when he was working in Johor Baru. His father was due to have a heart operation, so he sought to borrow RM500 from a man, “K.”

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