A Excessive Courtroom in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday, sentenced a Nigerian man to loss of life by hanging after discovering him responsible of killing his four-year-old step-grandson by throwing the kid from the third flooring of an condominium 5 years in the past.
The trial decide, Justice Ok. Muniandy, handed down the sentence to Ibekwe Emeka Augustine, 48, after reviewing all of the proof introduced earlier than the court docket, in line with Malaysian newspaper Berita Harian.
Augustine was convicted of inflicting the loss of life of his step-grandson at an condominium in Setapak between 7:45 a.m. and eight:15 a.m. on November 29, 2020. He was charged underneath Part 302 of the Malaysian Penal Code, which prescribes a compulsory loss of life sentence or, alternatively, a jail time period of between 30 and 40 years with no less than 12 strokes of the cane.
Along with the homicide conviction, the court docket sentenced Augustine to five-year imprisonment, to run concurrently, after discovering him responsible of 4 different offences dedicated on the identical day and on the identical location.
The offences included trying to homicide his seven-year-old organic son, inflicting grievous damage to his spouse, trying to take his personal life, and sexually assaulting his stepdaughter.
The tried homicide cost involving his son was introduced underneath Part 307 of the Penal Code, which carries a most sentence of 10-year imprisonment and a tremendous.
For deliberately inflicting grievous harm to his spouse, who was 48 years outdated on the time, Augustine was charged underneath Part 325 learn with Part 326A, an offence punishable by as much as seven-year imprisonment and a tremendous.
The tried suicide cost was filed underneath Part 309 of the Penal Code, which offers for a sentence of as much as one 12 months in jail, a tremendous, or each.
In the meantime, the sexual assault cost involving his 25-year-old stepdaughter was introduced underneath Part 377CA of the Penal Code, which carries a punishment of as much as 20-year imprisonment and whipping.
Whereas delivering judgement, Justice Muniandy famous that each one the offences occurred inside a single day, including that the court docket had fastidiously thought of the proof in addition to the mitigating elements raised by the defence.
He stated the violent actions might have been halted when the accused’s spouse tried to intervene, however Augustine continued, even after significantly injuring her.
“The incident left all of the victims traumatised and compelled them to flee the home to forestall additional hurt.
“They later discovered the kid’s lifeless physique on the bottom after he was thrown from the condominium, earlier than the accused tried to take his personal life,” the decide stated.
Justice Muniandy additionally dominated that the offences couldn’t be excused on the grounds that the accused was underneath the affect of medicine or any intoxicating substances.
