High Court frees 3 men in JB petrol station murder case

JOHOR BAHRU: Three men who were charged with the murder of a man at a petrol station in Taman Pelangi here three years ago were acquitted and discharged by the High Court here today.

“The deoxyribonucleic acid samples were also not compatible with blood found at the location. This was in addition to investigations not done on the alibis,” she said when reading out her judgement.Gan and five others still at large were accused of causing the death of Tan Aik Chai, 44, at a petrol station at 7.30pm on Dec 17, 2017, along Jalan Sri Pelangi in Taman Pelangi here.

Gan was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction. Yip and Woon were charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, read together with Section 109 and Section 34 of the same Act, which also carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.

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