Vietnamese escapes the gallows in murder case
By K. KASTURI DEWI
GEORGE TOWN: A Vietnamese, who is accused of joining three of his countrymen in causing the death of another Vietnamese over a debt, escaped the gallows when he was jailed six years by a High Court here for the offence.
Nguyen Van Thang, 33, pleaded guilty to an alternative charge of causing the death of Nguyen Ngoc Bau, in a room on the second floor of an unnumbered house in the compound of Hup Sheng Huat Sawmills Sdn Bhd in Jalan Kulim, Machang Bubok, Seberang Perai Tengah at 10.30pm on Aug 27, 2005.
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In this incident i've notice that the vietnamese, as mentioned by the lawyer, only happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. He had merely followed the others to the scene to get back the debt. It was the other two, who fled the scene, were the ones who had actually attacked the deceased. Therefore, on my opinion, its quite fair for the judge to be charged under Section 304 (b) of the Penal Code carries a maximum 10-year jail sentence. instead of Section 302 or Section 304 (a) of the Penal Code punishable with a 20-year-jail term.
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