SHAH ALAM, April 15 (Bernama) -- A man was sentenced to three years'' jail by
the Sessions Court here today after finding him guilty of attempted murder.
Judge Slamat Yahya handed down the sentence on Alias Md Sharif, 47, after
finding that the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubts on the
prosecution case.
Alias, 47, from Kuala Kubu Baharu, Hulu Selangor, was charged with
strangling Seow Woon Leong, 48, with a nylon rope, an act which he knew could
cause death, at an Internet shop at Kampung Baru, Kalumpang, Hulu Selangor near
here about 12.50am on June 25, 2009.
He was charged under Section 307 of the Penal Code which provided a maximum
jail sentence of 20 years if found guilty.
Slamat, in his judgment, said that after studying the evidence before him,
Alias did not deny going to the shop, but denied having stranggled the victim.
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He said the testimony by the accused could be questioned as no witness was
called to testify.
Therefore, the court found that the defence by the accused was purely
denial, he added.
Slamat ordered Alias, who is not working, to serve the sentence from Dec 15
last year, the day when his bail was withdrawn.
After his arrest on June 25, 2009, Alias was released on bail, but on Dec 15
last year, his guarantor withdrew the bail and Alias was detained.
Deputy public prosecutor Siti Syakimah Ibrahim prosecuted, while Alias was
represented by lawyer M.Hafiz Zainol Abidin.
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