On Thursday, Hirris Martin, 22 and James Anggang, 23, were each sentenced to 10 years' jail and 24 strokes of the cane. -- ST PHOTO
AFTER a night of heavy drinking, three Malaysians went looking for someone to rob when they ran out of alcohol.
They set upon a lone Bangladeshi worker, bashing him with a metal rod.
All they got from their victim was $50 but the injuries they inflicted were so serious, he died six days later.
On Thursday, Hirris Martin, 22 and James Anggang, 23, were each sentenced to 10 years' jail and 24 strokes of the cane. They were initially accused of murder, which carries the mandatory death penalty.
Both pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of committing robbery with grievous hurt last week.
They admitted robbing Mr Abu Saleh Taser Uddin Ahmed, 24, in January last year, near Lorong 25 Geylang.
Pleading for leniency on Thursday, their respective lawyers said their intention was to rob, not to murder.
Both men, who came from Sarawak to work as cleaners in Singapore, fingered their accomplice, known only as Ah Choi, as the mastermind.
It was Ah Choi who suggested committing robbery, said their lawyers. It was also Ah Choi who wielded the metal rod and dealt the fatal blows.
