Death sentence upheld for pharmacist who butchered wife, dumped body in river

Death sentence upheld for pharmacist who butchered wife, dumped body in river

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a Sarawak-based pharmacist who brutally murdered his wife, decapitated her, and discarded her body parts into a river seven years ago. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Death sentence of ex-pharmacist who cut up Chinese national wife maintained

The Court of Appeal says although the conviction was premised on circumstantial evidence, the punishment must reflect society’s revulsion towards the crime committed.