IPOH, May 9 — Two friends were sentenced to five years in jail by the Ipoh High Court today for causing the death of a man three years ago.
The duo was charged with causing the death of Ling Hua Chai, 47, without intention in front of Huang Cheng KTV, Persiaran PM 2/5, Pusat Bandar Manjung, between 11.30pm on March 7, 2020 and 12.20am on March 8, 2020. Deputy public prosecutors Khazrin Haffiz Khalil and Nasrul Hadi Abdul Ghani prosecuted while both the accused were represented by lawyers Tun Mohamad Ammar Aziz and Charan Singh Kartar Singh.
Meanwhile, Charan Singh, who represented Muhammad Iman Divaharan, said his client, a security guard, has to take care of his ailing mother, his wife and their four children who are still in school, adding that his client had saved the court’s time by pleading guilty to the case.