VictimSosilawati Lawiya
Cosmetics entrepreneur who travelled to Banting on 30 August 2010 regarding a land matter.
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Sosilawati Lawiya: four victims, four accused, different final outcomes
Gombak, Banting, Shah Alam & Putrajaya, Malaysia · 30 Aug 2010–8 Oct 2024
Concluded conviction appeals · sentence review decided
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Sosilawati and three companions travel to Banting
Reporting states Sosilawati left her home in Gombak for Banting concerning a land matter, accompanied by Noorhisham Mohamad, Ahmad Kamil Abdul Karim and Kamaruddin Shamsuddin.
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VictimNoorhisham Mohamad
Bank officer who accompanied Sosilawati Lawiya.
VictimAhmad Kamil Abdul Karim
Lawyer who accompanied Sosilawati Lawiya.
VictimKamaruddin Shamsuddin
Driver who accompanied Sosilawati Lawiya.
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The Federal Court rejected the sentence-review applications of Pathmanabhan and Thilaiyalagan. Kathavarayan withdrew his application, which was struck out, leaving his sentence in place.
APPEAL · 8 Oct 2024Death-sentence review decided
Locations and movements represented in the full case record.
GombakDeparture point
Ladang Gadong, BantingFarm / charged offence location
River near the farmPolice reconstruction
Shah Alam High CourtTrial court
Putrajaya courtsAppellate courts
ReportedGombak → Ladang Gadong, Banting
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- Which exhibits identified in the High Court judgment can be mapped individually without overstating what each exhibit proves?
- Which evidentiary distinctions led the Federal Court to acquit R. Matan while affirming the other three convictions?
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- R. Matan's 2017 acquittal replaces his earlier convicted status in the live status view.
- The 2024 proceeding is treated as a sentence review for the three remaining convicted men, not a retrial of guilt.
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