This was confirmed by one of his counsel, Johannes Hadi, of Eugene Thuraisingam LLP.

The jail sentence for Ahmad Muin Yaacob, 27, would start from the date of his arrest on Dec 19, 2016, said Johannes.

Johannes was representing Muin together with two other counsel, Eugene Thuraisingam and Chooi Jing Yen.

On Nov 24, 2016, the day of the incident, Muin was employed by CSP Maintenance Pte Ltd and worked as a cleaner at the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal.

Muin, who left the republic on the same day for Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, was handed over to Singapore police on Dec 19, 2016.

He had been asked by the Malaysian police on Dec 18, 2016 to present himself at the police station to assist with the case following a request from Singapore police.

The deceased, Maimunah Awang, was the cleaning supervisor at the terminal.

The autopsy report stated that the cause of her death was “haemorrhage due to stab wound to the neck, with head injury”.

Her body was discovered in a 1.8-metre-deep drain outside the cleaners’ room on Nov 25, 2016.