KOTA BARU: The High Court here today sentenced a couple to seven and eight years in prison for causing a man's death by negligence in Kampung Gondang, Ketereh, four years ago.

Judge Datuk Azhar Mokhtar sentenced Maizatul Shima Abdullah, 25, to eight years' imprisonment, while Muhammad Za'im Syakir Sha'ari, 24, was jailed for seven years.

The sentences are to take effect from the dates of their respective arrests.

The couple were charged with jointly committing the offence at an old Muslim cemetery in Kampung Gondang between 10pm on May 14, 2022, and 1am the following day.