22 Jan 2024
LEW NGEE CHIN [ ]
- Citation
- B-05(SH)-155-05/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
- Court
- SH
- Case number
- B-05(SH)-155-05/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
On the facts the Court of Appeal held the convictions of OKT1 and OKT2 were safe because direct identification by the victim and corroborating witness testimony together with forensic evidence (DNA, fingerprints) and recovery of ransom established all elements of the offence beyond reasonable doubt; conviction of OKT3 was unsafe because signing a tenancy agreement and presence of non-marked cash at the premises were insufficient to prove common intention under s34 KK or to connect him to the kidnapping beyond reasonable doubt. Sentences of life imprisonment were disturbed to 30 years for OKT1…