Aussie granny escapes the gallows in Malaysia

Faisal AsyrafPublished: Nov 26, 2019 5:37 AM | Updated: Nov 26, 2019 8:03 AM

The Federal Court in Putrajaya today acquitted and discharged a 55-year-old Australian grandmother who was initially sentenced to death for drug-trafficking.

A five-member bench led by Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, ruled that Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto had no knowledge of the drugs hidden in the bag...

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