Woman convicted of murdering husband as a minor escapes gallows

A 22-year-old woman escaped the death penalty today when the Muar High Court ordered her to be jailed for a period until pardoned by the Johor sultan, after she was found guilty of killing her husband five years ago.

Judicial Commissioner Awang Armadajaya Awang Mahmud came to the decision after finding that the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubts against the prosecution's case.

The woman was charged under...