25 Apr 2022
Steven Lagang [ ]
- Citation
- Q-05(M)-501-10/2019 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
- Court
- M
- Case number
- Q-05(M)-501-10/2019 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Appellate court affirmed High Court: eyewitness evidence that accused knelt on victim, pulled her hair and deliberately slashed her neck was credible; the nature of the long, deep, gaping neck wound and forensic linkage to the parang and victim's blood were inconsistent with accident or lawful defence; defences of accident, private defence, sudden fight, provocation and intoxication were unsupported on the evidence and could not rebut the prosecution's case; conviction for murder and death sentence affirmed.