Housewife, former lover escape gallows for murdering husband in his sleep
K. Annamah and G. Puganeswaran escaped the gallows today after the Federal Court commuted their sentences to 36 years in prison.
Fri Jun 21 2024
Couple gets death sentence commuted to 30 years jail for trafficking drugs
A former mechanic and a former cosmetician who were found guilty of two counts of trafficking drugs, escaped the gallows today after the Court of Appeal commuted their death sentence to life imprisonm
Wed Nov 22 2023
Odd job worker acquitted of killing man, body found in cemetery
An odd job worker today escaped the gallows for killing a car wash owner whose body was found buried in a cemetery almost five years ago.
Thu Oct 20 2022
Auto-parts dealer escapes death sentence, freed of drug trafficking charge
An auto parts dealer escaped the gallows when the Kota Bharu High Court today acquitted him on a drug trafficking charge.
Sun Sep 11 2022
Murder: Lorry driver escapes the gallows, jailed 20 years instead
A lorry driver escaped the gallows after the Court of Appeal today commuted the sentence to 20 years in prison for causing the death of his girlfriend, six years ago.
Tue Mar 15 2022
Zulfarhan murder case: Six accused escape the gallows, get 18-year jail for culpable homicide
Six students of UPNM escaped the gallows but were sentenced to 18-year jail after they were found guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Tue Nov 02 2021
M'sian who escaped gallows in S'pore shares feelings
"I woke up this morning, my hands were shaking," said Beh Chew Boo, a Malaysian who was acquitted of all his five charges of bringing drugs to Singapore, and escaped the gallows.
Sun Mar 07 2021
Nine Filipinos sentenced to life over Lahad Datu intrusion
The nine managed to escape the gallows.
Tue Jul 26 2016
Man accused of murdering radio station DJ's mother escape gallows
A man escaped the gallows after the High Court acquitted him of a charge of murdering the mother of a local Chinese radio station disc jockey three years ago.
Mon Oct 20 2014
Nga: Criminal investigation of rape-cum-murder of Chee must be reopened
This is the plea by Taiping MP Nga Kor Ming following outcry from the public when the accused in the case, Shahril Jaafar escaped the gallows after being acquitted of committing the offence.
Wed Jul 17 2013
Judge: CCTV evidence alone is not enough
A vagrant escaped the gallows after the High Court here today acquitted and discharged him without calling for his defence for the murder of a Myanmar national two years ago.
Fri Jun 07 2013
Zack 'New Boyz' freed from drug trafficking charge
Zack New Boyz, escaped the gallows on Friday when the Shah Alam High Court acquitted and discharged him on a drug trafficking charge.
Fri Jan 11 2013