Appeals court rejects insanity plea, upholds unemployed man's death sentence for killing relatives

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Thursday, 25 Aug 2022
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PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here upheld the death sentence of an unemployed man for killing three of his foster relatives six years ago.

A three-man panel comprising Justices Datuk Seri Kamaludin Md Said, Datuk Nordin Hassan and Datuk Hashim Hamzah also affirmed on Thursday (Aug 25) the 10-year jail sentence imposed on Luqman Hadi Mustapa by the High Court for attempting to murder two siblings.

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Appeals court rejects insanity plea, upholds unemployed man's death sentence for killing relatives