TWO MYANMARS SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDER

PETALING JAYA (Malaysia), April 2 (Bernama) -- The High Court here Friday
sentenced two Myanmars to death for murdering their countryman following a
misunderstanding in 2003.

Justice Su Geoh Yiam held that the defence had failed to cast a doubt
on the prosecution's case against Aung Tun and Kyow Thura.

She found them guilty of murdering Kyaw Soe Lin with another still at large
at about 6.30pm on Oct 15, 2003.

She said the prosecution had succeeded in proving that they had common
intention to kill Kyaw by stabbing him three times with a knife.

Deputy public prosecutor Mohammad Mustaffa P.Kunyalam had called 12
witnesses while Aung's counsel, R. Chandran, and Kyow's counsel, Lee Tung Hooi,
called two.

-- BERNAMA