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The Kuala Lumpur High Court in the Malaysian capital on Thursday sentenced a Nigerian national to de.ath by hanging after finding him guilty of murd3ring his step-grandson by throwing the four-year-old child from the third floor of an apartment in the city six years ago
According to Malaysian news outlet Berita Harian, Justice K. Muniandy handed down the sentence to Ibekwe Emeka Augustine, 48, after evaluating the totality of evidence presented before the court.
Augustine was charged with causing the death of his step-grandson at an apartment in Setapak between 7.45 am and 8.15 am on November 29, 2020. The charge was brought under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries a mandatory death sentence or a prison term of between 30 and 40 years with not fewer than 12 strokes of the cane.
According to Malaysian news outlet Berita Harian, Justice K. Muniandy handed down the sentence to Ibekwe Emeka Augustine, 48, after evaluating the totality of evidence presented before the court.
Augustine was charged with causing the death of his step-grandson at an apartment in Setapak between 7.45 am and 8.15 am on November 29, 2020. The charge was brought under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries a mandatory death sentence or a prison term of between 30 and 40 years with not fewer than 12 strokes of the cane.
