A court in the Indonesian holiday island of Bali jailed a British man and his Australian girlfriend on Monday for their roles in the murder of a traffic policeman on a popular surfing beach.<\/p>\n
David Taylor, 33, was jailed for six years for the murder of Wayan Sudarsa. Sara Connor, 45, was jailed for four years.<\/p>\n
The two, who had denied murder, were arrested in August last year after the policeman’s body was found on Kuta beach with wounds to his head and neck.<\/p>\n
During the investigation, Taylor and Connor were made to reenact the altercation they had had with the victim, whom they suspected of stealing Connor’s purse, on the beach.<\/p>\n
Connor had told police that she saw Taylor beating the officer as she searched for her purse.<\/p>\n
The two were tried separately and prosecutors had called for an eight-year sentence.<\/p>\n
Taylor appeared in court first, dressed in a white shirt and black pants, and nodded as a legal aide translated.<\/p>\n
“The defendant (Taylor) has been proven to have violated the law and is sentenced to six years in prison,” presiding judge Yanto, who goes by one name, told the courtroom.<\/p>\n
Taylor’s lawyer said his client accepted the ruling.<\/p>\n
“Our request was to get the sentence reduced two years from eight years,” said Haposan Sihombing.<\/p>\n
Connor appeared in court immediately after Taylor’s sentencing.<\/p>\n
“Sara Connor has been proven to have aided the defendant Taylor in violence that resulted in the victim’s death…and is sentenced to four years in prison,” judge I Made Pasek said in the hearing.<\/p>\n
He added that Connor had sat on the victim’s back and held down his neck so that he couldn’t defend himself during the altercation.<\/p>\n
Connor’s legal representative declined to comment.<\/p>\n
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Source: Reuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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