Man bashed property agent to death, only sentenced 12 years 'preventive detention'?

[Rogue Trader]

Man pleads guilty to beating agent to death

File photo of the victim Mdm Choo (inset) and police at Bukit Batok park where her body was found.

AsiaOne
Saturday, May 12, 2012

A 52-year-old man who murdered a property agent in 2008 was sentenced to a 12-year preventive detention on Friday.

Rosli Yassin, initially faced the death penalty in 2010, had pleaded guilty to a reduced charged of culpable homicide, according to reports.

He met with 47-year-old agent Mdm Choo Xue Ying on Oct 16, 2008.

Mdm Choo, who was driving, stopped the car at Lorong Sesuai to discuss some business. The Straits Times reported that they started arguing. When Mdm Choo threatened to call the police, he grabbed her phone, and punched and kicked her.

Rosli took her handbag and carried her to the bottom of the slope and drove away in her car. Her body was found a few days later by a jogger, according to reports.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Lau Wing Yum had argued for Rosli to be sentenced to 20 years of preventive detention as he posed a high risk of re-offending.

Rosli committed offences in 2007 and 2008, despite serving eight years of preventive detention in 1999, according to reports.

According to The Straits Times, Rosli also pleaded guilty to seven other charges related to cheating, criminal breach of trust and abetting forgery.


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[BuiKia]

Re: Man bashed property agent to death, only sentenced 12 years 'preventive detention

repeat offender and still only 12 years? After duscount is around 8 years? Maybe 60 years old will be mellowed?

 

[RonRon]

Re: Man bashed property agent to death, only sentenced 12 years 'preventive detention

There is no remission for preventive detention so he have to serve full 12 yrs sentence

 

[BuiKia]

Re: Man bashed property agent to death, only sentenced 12 years 'preventive detention

Oh...I guess the prison do not want to pay for his old age medical fee then.

 

[jw5]

Re: Man bashed property agent to death, only sentenced 12 years 'preventive detention

Their usual logic is that u must have the dispute, go back and think about it for one day or a few days, then go back and kill the person, before it is considered a pre-meditated killing and murder.
Totally absurd.

 

[hokkien]

Re: Man bashed property agent to death, only sentenced 12 years 'preventive detention

If sentence too long the malays will say its unfair, and so on

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Re: Man bashed property agent to death, only sentenced 12 years 'preventive detention

Is there something more to this? It's really a very light sentence

 

[scroobal]

Re: Man bashed property agent to death, only sentenced 12 years 'preventive detention

With decomposed bodies, hard to determine extent of tissue imjury. So the number of punches or hits cannot be determined. The guy is also seasoned criminal and his statement to the Police did not incriminate him unlike people who are new to this or have been picked immediately after the inicdent. Little corroborating evidence. And probably because Subash did not defend him.

 

[Fishypie]

Re: Man bashed property agent to death, only sentenced 12 years 'preventive detention

If sentence too long the malays will say its unfair, and so on

Bro, you read my thoughts too..

 

[dredd]

Re: Man bashed property agent to death, only sentenced 12 years 'preventive detention

With decomposed bodies, hard to determine extent of tissue imjury. So the number of punches or hits cannot be determined. The guy is also seasoned criminal and his statement to the Police did not incriminate him unlike people who are new to this or have been picked immediately after the inicdent. Little corroborating evidence. And probably because Subash did not defend him.

If Subash defended him, the farker will definitely meet with the King of Hades at 6am on a Friday.

 

[looneytan]

Re: Man bashed property agent to death, only sentenced 12 years 'preventive detention

If Subash defended him, the farker will definitely meet with the King of Hades at 6am on a Friday.

King of Hades!

watch out for Drifter