A former cook found guilty of killing his girlfriend when she refused to marry him 13 years ago has escaped the gallows after the Federal Court today commuted his death sentence to 31 years in prison.

A three-judge panel led by judge Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal set aside the death penalty after allowing a review application by Othman A Aziz, 72, under the Revision of Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act 2023...