22 Nov 2019
PENDAKWARAYA Pendakwaraya Riduansyah Yahya Siow Kek Keong
- Citation
- 45C-7-11/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- High Court
- Case number
- 45C-7-11/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
The court convicted because eyewitness identification of Tertuduh 1 and 2 by the victim's mother and a taxi driver (via identity parades and court testimony), corroborating CCTV and telephone ransom demand evidence, together with substantial recovery of ransom monies from Tertuduh 3 and parts from Tertuduh 1 and 2 following leading-to-discovery statements, established the elements of the offence and common intention; defence explanations were inconsistent, uncorroborated and constituted afterthoughts/alibis insufficient to raise reasonable doubt.