A Myanmar national has been sentenced to 32 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane by the Ipoh High Court for the murder of his colleague three years ago.
Justice Abdul Wahab Mohamed delivered the decision after the accused Nai San Thein, 38, a fisherman, pleaded guilty to the offence on Wednesday (Dec 20).
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Justice Abdul Wahab Mohamed delivered the decision after the accused Nai San Thein, 38, a fisherman, pleaded guilty to the offence on Wednesday (Dec 20).
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00:00 A Myanmar national has been sentenced to 32 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane
00:05 by the Ipoh High Court for the murder of his colleague and attempting to murder another
00:10 colleague three years ago.
00:12 Justice Datuk Abdul Wahab Mohammed handed out the sentence against Nye Santhane, a fisherman
00:18 after he pleaded guilty to the offence on Wednesday.
00:21 The 38-year-old was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for Murder and Section
00:28 307 of the same Act for Attempted Murder.
00:31 Nhan was accused of murdering Myint Soe, also a Myanmar national, in a boat at a fishing
00:36 platform at the Sungai Sumun Riverbanks in Bagan Datuk District between 11am to 11.45am
00:44 on April 6, 2020.
00:47 In the case facts sheet, Nye used a machete to kill the victim before throwing the body
00:51 into the river.
00:53 The victim's body was not found.
00:55 Nye also attempted to kill another man, who managed to escape at the same location on
00:59 the same day.
01:00 Justice Abdul Wahab said the imprisonment will start from the date Nye was arrested,
01:05 which was April 6, 2020.
01:07 For more information, visit www.fema.gov.au/coronavirus.