24 Oct 2009
SOURCE: The Straits Times
A YOUNG man not yet 20 years old is dead, the victim of an assault in Chinatown by a gang of youths in January.
But the trio who beat him up may escape jail and caning: A District Court yesterday asked for a report to assess their suitability for probation and reformative training instead.
Assistant Public Prosecutor Kalidass Murugaiyan had argued that the court need not consider probation or reformative training for Kan Zhan Peng, 19, and Joshua Leong Wei Jun and Liu Wing Sing, both 20, because the offence was