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Malaysian woman's sentence doubled to 12 years for stabbing boyfriend to death

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A Malaysian woman, identified only as Shy, has had her prison sentence increased from six and a half years to 12 years for stabbing her boyfriend to death. The Court of Appeal found the initial sentence too lenient, stating the lower court overemphasized the accused's age at the time of the incident. The stabbing occurred after a dispute over a demand for sex in a hotel room, during which the boyfriend allegedly threatened Shy with a knife. AI

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Malaysian woman's sentence doubled to 12 years for stabbing boyfriend to death

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · SCMP’s Asia desk ·

    Malaysian woman who stabbed boyfriend to death over sex demand gets 12 years

    A Malaysian court has nearly doubled jail time for a woman who stabbed her boyfriend to death for demanding sex after ruling that the sentencing court had been “over-sympathetic” towards the accused. The Court of Appeal increased the prison sentence for the woman, identified only…

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