MELAKA — The High Court here today sentenced a man to 13 years in prison after finding him guilty of causing the death of an elderly man during a robbery in April 2023.

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Judge Datuk D. Suria Kumar meted out the sentence to Muhammad Faris Amjad Jamalludin, 27, after taking into account the facts of the case and the mitigating factors presented by the defence.

He also reprimanded the accused for leaving Tan Kue Seng, 71, in a dying condition in a roadside drain along Jalan Gapam in Melaka Tengah on April 9, 2023, without seeking emergency assistance.

“Your actions were inhumane. I hope you repent and find honest work to support your family. The court views seriously offences involving snatch theft and robbery that result in injury or death to victims,” he said when passing sentence.

The judge also questioned the accused’s failure to call an ambulance for the victim.

“Imagine you were riding a motorcycle and were suddenly kicked. How would you feel? You would already be helpless, in the rain, at night and in the cold. The second accused probably had a phone too, but did not call for an ambulance,” he said.

He said the accused had kicked the victim’s motorcycle forcefully with his left foot, seemingly using that limb as a weapon to injure the victim before his death.

Meanwhile, Muhammad Faris Amjad’s friend, Noorbaizura Mohd Fuad, 37, the first accused in the case, was acquitted and discharged of the same charge.

According to the facts of the case, both accused, acting with common intention, kicked the victim’s motorcycle after seeing the elderly man riding alone.

The act caused the victim’s motorcycle to veer off the road shoulder before plunging into a concrete drain.