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Monday, 15 November 2010

Banting murders: Disposal of evidence appeal on Nov 25

SHAH ALAM: The High Court here today fixed Nov 25 to hear the appeal of farm worker K Sarawanan who had been sentenced to seven years' jail for disposing of evidence in the murders of cosmetic millionaire Sosilawati Lawiya and three others.

On the same day, judge Wira Mohtarudin Baki will also review the sentence handed down by the Telok Datuk Magistrate's Court on Sarawanan and another estate worker, U Suresh.

Sarawanan, 19, and Suresh, 26, were charged under Section 201 of the Penal Code with disposing of murder evidence.

On Oct 15, they were sentenced seven years' jail by the Teluk Datuk Magistrate's Court after they pleaded guilty to the offence.

They were charged with disposing of evidence in the murders of Sosilawati, 47, her driver Kamaruddin Shamsudin, 44, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, and CIMB officer Noorhisham Mohammad, 38, who were reported missing on Aug 30.

Sarawanan was charged with disposing the evidence by burning the remains of the four victims at Lot No 2001, Jalan Tanjung Layang, Tanjung Sepat, Banting, between 8.30pm and 9.45pm on Aug 30.

Suresh was charged with disposing of evidence by throwing the ashes of the four bodies at Sungai Panchau, Jalan Morib Banting, between 8am and 10am on Aug 31, this year. Sarawanan filed an appeal against sentence on Oct 26.

Deputy public prosecutors Ishak Mohd Yusof, Saiful Edris Zainudin and Idham Abd. Ghani appeared for the prosecution, while Sarawanan and Suresh were represented by lawyers AS Dhaliwal and M Puravelan, respectively.

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