Judge Aslam Zainuddin handed down the punishment on A Raventiran, 40, after he pleaded guilty to the charge and ordered the jail sentence to commence from the date of his arrest on Oct 31, 2019.

The accused was earlier charged under Section 302 of the Penal Code, which carries the death penalty, but the court later amended the charge under Section 304(a) of the same code which carries a maximum 30 years in jail and a fine.

According to the amended charge, Raventiran was charged with causing the death of R Vijaya Kumar, 47, at a location in Jalan Sungai Besi, Cheras between 1.30am and 12.34pm on Oct 31, 2019.

The prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutor Annur Atiqah Abd Hadi while counsel Stanley Clement Augustine represented the accused.

Thirteen prosecution witnesses were called to testify in the trial which began on May 3, 2021.