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Bugle Boy of Company B
Wow. Over 30 wounds on the victim's body and the guy is out on bail. And appealing a measly 6 year sentence. Wow.
serendipitous1
And they let him out on bail? Almost seems like they want to give him a chance to kill himself.
rgcivilian1
How much of the insurance money did this white collar criminal receive from his son's death. hhmmmm
tinawatanabe
The killer can not receive insurance money.
zones2surf
Given that the prosecutors had only sought an 8 year sentence and he got 6 years rather than the suspended sentence he was looking for, he probably told his lawyers that there is really little downside to an appeal.
He probably figures that the worst that could happen is getting sentenced to 8 years instead of 6 years on appeal. And he is playing the odds that he will get something far less.
Hello Kitty 321
Found guilty of murder but let out on bail? When a foreigner, Govinda Mainali, was found innocent of murder he was not released from prison in case the state wanted to appeal. One law for vice ministers and another for foreigners.
TARA TAN KITAOKA
Thats call unfair.
Ascissor
Isn't that parole, then?
smithinjapan
While one can sympathize to an extent with the difficulties the man and his family must have faced in trying to deal with a son like he had, six years is far too lenient as it is for murdering one's own child. And it's not like he just strangled the guy or stabbed him or what have you, it was premeditated and he stabbed him more than 30 times! I honestly hope it's possible the court throws away his appeal and adds another ten years. Clearly the guy is mental if he thinks he can get away with murder.