Man sentenced to 18 years for colleague's fatal stabbing in Kuala Lumpur
A Kuala Lumpur man received an 18-year prison term for the culpable homicide of a coworker after stabbing him during a job-related dispute.
In Kuala Lumpur, the High Court imposed an 18-year jail sentence on S. Lawrence after he admitted stabbing coworker S. Ganesan during a heated dispute over a lorry-driving job. The disagreement, which also involved complaints about delivery delays and a navigation-app issue, escalated when Ganesan left a neighbour’s house swinging a chain before collapsing; CCTV footage recorded the incident. A housemate testified he was asleep during the argument and only learned of the attack when an ambulance arrived.
A post-mortem confirmed Ganesan died from a stab wound that pierced his heart and aorta. Judge Nurulhuda Nur'aini Mohamad Nor convicted Lawrence of culpable homicide under Section 304(a), noting the victim had initiated the confrontation and was under the influence of drugs. Lawrence, represented by Wan Azwan Aiman Wan Fakhruddin, surrendered at Bukit Aman police headquarters, and the sentence will run from his arrest on Feb 23 2024.
Why it matters
The case highlights serious workplace violence and the legal repercussions for fatal assaults in Malaysia.
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