Those were the first public comments made by a doctor after he was discharged and acquitted by the High Court for murdering his 46-year-old wife at their home in Rawang three years ago
Judge Datuk Asmabi Mohamed made the decision in the case against general practitioner Dr Jitweer Singh Ojagar Singh, 56, (pic).
Jitweer was charged on July 24, 2008, with the murder of Shento Kaur Jaswant Singh, 46, in a house in Bandar Country Homes, Rawang.
He was alleged to have killed her between 7pm and 10am on Oct 22, 2007.
Asmabi concluded there were too many gaps in the prosecution's case and that the cause of death could not be substantiated beyond that it was due to pressure on the victim's neck.
She said the prosecution also failed to link the accused to the murder.
By not presenting the couple's driver and maid as witnesses, the judge said the prosecution failed to fill the gaps.
Jitweer, who had been on RM400,000 bail since September, looked restrained despite his acquittal. His lead counsel, Karpal Singh, said they would file for damages against the Public Prosecutor and the government following the acquittal.
He said because Dr Jitweer managed to obtain bail, it showed the prosecution had lacked evidence to make their case.
Karpal said no one should be charged without incriminating evidence.
Dr Jitweer said since he had been on bail, he had been working at his clinic in Rawang and taking care of his three children — a 20-year-old son and 10-year-old twins.
Jitweer was charged on July 24, 2008, with the murder of Shento Kaur Jaswant Singh, 46, in a house in Bandar Country Homes, Rawang.
He was alleged to have killed her between 7pm and 10am on Oct 22, 2007.
Asmabi concluded there were too many gaps in the prosecution's case and that the cause of death could not be substantiated beyond that it was due to pressure on the victim's neck.
She said the prosecution also failed to link the accused to the murder.
By not presenting the couple's driver and maid as witnesses, the judge said the prosecution failed to fill the gaps.
Jitweer, who had been on RM400,000 bail since September, looked restrained despite his acquittal. His lead counsel, Karpal Singh, said they would file for damages against the Public Prosecutor and the government following the acquittal.
He said because Dr Jitweer managed to obtain bail, it showed the prosecution had lacked evidence to make their case.
Karpal said no one should be charged without incriminating evidence.
Dr Jitweer said since he had been on bail, he had been working at his clinic in Rawang and taking care of his three children — a 20-year-old son and 10-year-old twins.
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