Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir said he was satisfied that the defence had failed to raise a reasonable doubt in the prosecution's case against former lawyer N. Pathmanabhan and his three farm workers, T. Thilaiyalagan, R. Matan and R. Kathavarayan.
Pathmanabhan, 43, Thilaiyalagan, 21, Matan, 22, and Kathavarayan, 33, were charged with the murder of Sosilawati, 47, bank officer Noorhisham Mohamad, 38, lawyer Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32, and Sosilawati's driver Kamaruddin Shamsuddin, 44, at Lot 2001, Jalan Tanjong Layang, Tanjung Sepat, in Banting between 8.30 pm and 9.45 pm on Aug 30, 2010.
They were charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, read with Section 34 of the same code, which provides for the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.
Deputy Public Prosecutors Ishak Mohd Yusoff, Saiful Edris Zainuddin and Idham Abd Ghani appeared for the prosecution while Pathmanabhan was represented by counsel Manjeet Singh Dhillon and Pushpa Ratnam; Thilaiyalagan, by Gurbachan Singh; Matan, by Amer Hamzah Arshad and Kathavarayan, by Hasshahari Johari Mawi. Source Mysinchew
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Anak pengusaha Kosmetik Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya, Erni Dekritawati Yuliana Bukhairi dikerumuni wartawan selepas mahkamah memutuskan menjatuhkan hukuman gantung sampai mati.
SHAH ALAM - Bekas peguam N Pathmanabhan dan tiga pekerja ladangnya dihukum gantung sampai mati selepas disabitkan oleh Mahkamah Tinggi di sini, sebentar tadi, dengan kesalahan membunuh jutawan kosmetik Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya dan tiga rakannya, hampir tiga tahun lalu.
Hakim Datuk Akhtar Tahir membuat keputusan itu selepas berpuas hati dengan semua bukti dan bahan bukti yang dikemukakan di mahkamah sepanjang perbicaraan yang bermula pada 4 Julai 2011.
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Isteri kepada pegawai bank yang mati dibunuh, Suzana Radin Pangat, 38 (kanan) turut hadir bagi menyaksikan kes pembunuhan pengusaha Kosmetik Datuk Sosilawati Lawiya.[/caption]Katanya, pendakwaan berjaya membuktikan kes berkenaan melangkaui kerugian munasabah manakala pembelaan gagal menimbulkan keraguan munasabah terhadap kes itu.
Pathmanabhan, 44; T Thilaiyagan, 22; R Matan, 23 dan R Khatavarayan, 33, didakwa mengikut Seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan membunuh Sosilawati, 47; pegawai bank Noorhisham Mohamad, 38; peguam Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim, 32 dan pemandu Sosilawati, Kamaruddin Shamsuddin, 44, di Lot Nombor 2001 Jalan Tanjung Layang, Tanjung Sepat, Banting, 30 Ogos 2010.
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