00:00 A Myanmar national has been sentenced to 32 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane
00:05 by the Ipoh High Court for the murder of his colleague and attempting to murder another
00:10 colleague three years ago.
00:12 Justice Datuk Abdul Wahab Mohammed handed out the sentence against Nye Santhane, a fisherman
00:18 after he pleaded guilty to the offence on Wednesday.
00:21 The 38-year-old was charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for Murder and Section
00:28 307 of the same Act for Attempted Murder.
00:31 Nhan was accused of murdering Myint Soe, also a Myanmar national, in a boat at a fishing
00:36 platform at the Sungai Sumun Riverbanks in Bagan Datuk District between 11am to 11.45am
00:44 on April 6, 2020.
00:47 In the case facts sheet, Nye used a machete to kill the victim before throwing the body
00:51 into the river.
00:53 The victim's body was not found.
00:55 Nye also attempted to kill another man, who managed to escape at the same location on
00:59 the same day.
01:00 Justice Abdul Wahab said the imprisonment will start from the date Nye was arrested,
01:05 which was April 6, 2020.
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