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
Bangladeshi who decapitated foreman escapes gallows, sentence commuted to 33 years jail
The Court allowed Shohel's appeal to set aside the death sentence imposed by High Court.
Wed Dec 13 2023
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
Businesswoman loses RM118,880 in phone scam over gallows threat
Police said a man posing as an Inland Revenue Board officer called the 48-year-old female victim claiming she had arrears.
Wed Sep 20 2023
Housewife who gave birth, raised baby in prison escapes gallows
Judge Datin Rohani Ismail said the prosecution had failed to prove the accused's possession and knowledge of the drugs that were found.
Fri Jul 21 2023
Man, woman face gallows over drug-trafficking charges
Muhammad Syakir and Muliana Susanti were charged for trafficking 5.7 kilogrammes of cannabis.
Thu Jan 05 2023
Couple expected to face death penalty for drug trafficking
A 28-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman are expected to be sent to the gallows for drug trafficking after being nabbed with 3kg of drugs yesterday.
Thu Dec 15 2022
Three, including two Iranians, escaped gallows for drug trafficking
The three-member panel acquitted and discharged M. Dinesh, a tow truck worker, of the drug trafficking charge.
Thu Nov 03 2022
Unemployed man sent to gallows for dental technologist's murder
Abdul Malik Rosli was sentenced to death with the murder of Mahussin Abdul Rahim in Port Dickson four years ago.
Thu Oct 27 2022
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
Estate worker escapes gallows, gets 22 years' jail over colleague's death
An estate worker who caused the death of his colleague over bad cooking escaped the hangman's noose but not the jail term.
Tue Oct 18 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
Unemployed man sent to gallows for rape, murder of 85-year-old woman
An unemployed man who is charged with the murder of an 85-year-old woman after he raped and sodomised her was given the death sentence today.
Fri Aug 26 2022
Pakistani escapes the gallows, gets 20-year jail instead for drug possession
Sardar Ali was instead sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment and ordered to be whipped 10 times.
Tue May 24 2022
Last ditch effort to save Nagaenthran from the gallows dismissed
The Singapore Court of Appeal on Tuesday dismisssed a legal challenge filed by Nagaenthran Dharmalingam's mother in a last ditch attempt to set aside her son's conviction and death sentence.
Tue Apr 26 2022