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The Star
27-05-2025
- The Star
10 years' jail for ex-lecturer
SEREMBAN: A former lecturer, initially accused of murder, was sentenced to 10 years' jail after she pleaded guilty to causing the death of her husband. Lau Seck Yan, 58, made the plea after the Attorney General's Chambers accepted a representation filed by the defence to review the original charge. Lau, who was originally charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code for murdering her 55-year-old husband Poh Seng Hiap, is now convicted by the High Court here under Section 304(a) of the Penal Code for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. She was first charged on Jan 28, 2022. Lau, who contested as an Independent candidate in the 2018 Port Dickson by-election, allegedly committed the offence at their home at the Rasah Kemayan Golf and Country Township near here between 3.30pm and 4.30pm on Jan 23, 2022. Poh, an accountant, was reportedly stabbed in the chest and abdomen. Earlier, her counsel Kitson Foong told High Court judge Rohani Ismail that Lau was remorseful and regretted the incident. 'It was a tragedy which unfolded from a disagreement between a husband and wife and escalated into a fight. 'My client has had a chance to reflect on this while she was in prison for the past three years. 'All she wants is to be able to go home to her four daughters and an 88-year-old father,' he said. Foong said Lau had also been active in doing social work, being a president of a Buddhist association. This was also the first time she had run afoul of the law. Deputy public prosecutor Khairunnisa Hazwani Omar prosecuted.
Free Malaysia Today
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Ex-election candidate jailed 10 years over husband's death
Lau Seck Yan, who ran as an independent candidate in the 2018 Port Dickson by-election, previously pleaded not guilty to murder. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : A former election candidate has been sentenced to 10 years in jail after pleading guilty in the Seremban High Court to culpable homicide not amounting to murder over her husband's death three years ago. Justice Rohani Ibrahim meted out the sentence on Lau Seck Yan, 58, after she pleaded guilty to the amended charge, Sinar Harian reported. Lau, who ran as an independent candidate in the 2018 Port Dickson by-election, previously pleaded not guilty to murder. Rohani ordered Lau's jail sentence to commence from the date of her arrest on Jan 23, 2022. Lau was charged with causing bodily injury that was likely to cause death to Poh Seng Hiap, 55, at a house in Rasah Kemayan Golf & Country Township, Seremban 2 at 3.30pm on Jan 23, 2022. The former lecturer at a private college was charged under Section 304(a) of the Penal Code, punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a fine upon conviction. Her lawyer, Kitson Foong, had asked the court for a lower jail term since Lau had pleaded guilty and did not have a criminal record. Deputy public prosecutor Khairunnisa Hazwani Omar sought a sentence commensurate with the seriousness of the crime, citing public interest in the case. The 2018 Port Dickson by-election was won by PKR president Anwar Ibrahim, who defeated a candidate from PAS as well as five independent candidates, including Lau, who received 214 votes.
