Four accused in murder of Sosilawati, three others to know fate tomorrow

May 22, 2013

SHAH ALAM, May 22 The 4 indicted in a attempted attempted murder of war paint millionairess Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya as well as 3 other individuals, will know their predestine tomorrow after a hearing that received wide media coverage came to an finish yesterday after roughly dual years.

Shah Alam High Court judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir is scheduled to broach a much-awaited outcome during 9am tomorrow.

Sosilawati, bank military officer Noorhisham Mohamad, warn Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim as well as Sosilawatis driver, Kamaruddin Shamsuddin were reported missing after going to Banting over land counts in 2010.

Their disappearance led to a arrest of laywer N.Pathmanabhan as well as 3 farmhands, T. Thilaiyalagan, R. Matan as well as R. Kathavarayan who were subsequently charged with murdering a 4 individuals.

Pathmanabhan, 43, Thilaiyalagan, 21, Matan, 22, as well as Kathavarayan, 33, were alleged to have murdered Sosilawati, 47, Noorhisham, 38, Ahmad Kamil, 32, as well as Kamaruddin, 44, during Lot 2001, Jalan Tanjong Layang, Tanjung Sepat nearby Banting between 8.30pm as well as 9.45pm upon August 30, 2010.

All 4 were charged underneath Section 302 of a Penal Code, that carries a mandatory death sentence, if convicted.

The prosection group comprised emissary open prosecutors Idham Abd Ghani, Ishak Mohd Yusoff as well as Saiful Edris Zainuddin whilst Pathmanabhan was represented by warn Manjeet Singh Dhillon as well as Pushpa Ratnam, Thilaiyalagan by warn Gurbachan Singh, Matan by warn Amer Hamzah Arshad as well as Khatavarayan by warn Hasshahari Johari Mawi.

During a trial, there various twists as well as turns notably dual charge witnesses, U. Suresh as well as K. Sarawanan, branch hostile as well as sworn statement by a fourth indicted Kathavarayan who claimed to have seen Sosilawati during a restaurant upon Sept 7, 2010, eight days after a attempted attempted murder incidents.

In their opening statement, a charge had told a! justice that Suresh as well as Sarawanan would give sworn statement upon a role any of a indicted had played in a attempted attempted murder of a 4 individuals.

The duo are now serving 20-year prison sentences any during a Sungai Udang Prison, Melaka after being convicted of disposing justification related to a murders.

A total of 108 as well as thirty counterclaim witnesses testified in a hearing that began upon July 4 2011 as well as involved 742 exhibits being tendered as well as records of record reaching roughly 6,000 pages. Bernama


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