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British-Australian couple get 6, 4 years for Bali policeman's murder
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Australian murder defendant Sara Connor (center) is guarded by prosecutors at the handover of her dossiers at the Denpasar Prosecutor's Office in Bali in October last year. (Antara Photo/Wira Suryantala)
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he Denpasar District Court in Bali declared British national David James Taylor and Australian Sara Connor guilty on Monday and sentenced them to six and four years in prison, respectively, for the murder of Bali policeman I Wayan Sudarsa.
The sentence was lighter than the eight years demanded by the prosecutor for both defendants.
(Read also: Eight years sought for foreign couple in Bali)
In two separate trial hearings, the panels of judges declared them guilty of violating Article 170 of the Criminal Code on group assault leading to death.
Presiding judge Yanto declared Taylor guilty of murder by repeatedly hitting Sudarsa's head with a beer bottle. Taylor also hit the victim in the face with binoculars.
Taylor said he accepted the verdict, but the prosecutors said they would consider filing an appeal with the Bali High Court.
In Connor's hearing, presiding judge Made Pasek said the mother of two to was sentence to only four years because of her polite behavior during the trial and because she had apologized to the victim's family.
(Read also: Couple await trial in alleged Bali cop murder case)
Taylor and Connor were arrested at a home stay in Jimbaran on Aug. 19, 2016, two days after Sudarsa was found dead on Kuta Beach. The couple were accused of causing his death during a fight after Taylor had accused Sudarsa of stealing Connor's bag. (bbs)
