MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE OF MAN WHO SET FIRE TO WIFE AND KIN UPHELD

judges Yusoff, Sharif and Embong of the Shah Alam Federal Court in Malaysia sentenced unemployed man M. Balamurali, 35, to death for murdering his wife M. Komathi, 25, her sister-in-law K. Sareswathy, 24, and two other in-laws by setting them on fire at his home in Deepavali on November 6, 2002, after accusing his wife of having an affair. Balamurali was found guilty by the High Court on Nov 12, 2007.