Ex-lecturer sentenced to 10 years' jail for causing husband's death

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Ex-lecturer sentenced to 10 years' jail for causing husband's death
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SEREMBAN: A former lecturer was sentenced to serve 10 years in jail by the High Court here after she pleaded guilty to a charge of causing the death of her husband.

Lau Seck Yan, 58, did not contest the charge under Section 304 of the Penal Code for culpable homicide not amounting to murder after it was read to her before judge Rohani Ismail on Monday . Earlier, her counsel, Kitson Foong, told the court that the Attorney General's Chambers had accepted the defence's representation to review the original charge.

Lau was initially charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murdering her 55-year-old husband, Poh Seng Hiap.She had claimed trial when charged on Jan 28, 2022. Lau, who contested as an Independent candidate in the Port Dickson by-election in 2018, allegedly committed the offence at their home at the Rasah Kemayan Golf and Country Township near here between 3.30pm and 4.30pm on Jan 23, 2022.The amended charge under Section 304 carries a penalty of up to 30 years' imprisonment and a fine upon conviction."It was a tragedy which unfolded from a disagreement between a husband and wife and escalated into a fight.

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