Former Sabah rugby player jailed 12 years for causing sister's death

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A former Sabah state rugby player has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for causing the death of his younger sister following a domestic dispute in 2023.  Arden Mattson Maturin, 28, appeared before the High Court in Kota Kinabalu where he pleaded guilty to culpable homicide not amounting to murder on Monday (July 21).   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5n6d72bv  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A former Sabah State rugby player has been sentenced to 12 years jail for causing the

00:04death of his younger sister after an argument over a handwritten message. 28-year-old Arden

00:11Mattson Maturin was initially due to stand trial on a murder charge. However, on Monday he pleaded

00:17guilty before High Court Judge Justice Datuk Duncan Sikodol to an alternative charge of culpable

00:23homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304, Subsection A of the Penal Code. He faced a

00:30maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and a possible fine. The prosecution offered the

00:36alternative charge after receiving a letter of representation from the defense. Arden admitted

00:42to causing the death of 25-year-old Audrey Maturin with the intent to inflict bodily harm likely to

00:49result in death. The offense was committed between 3.30pm and 4.30pm on May 4, 2023 at their family

00:58home in Jalan, Signal, Hill. The court heard that at the time of the incident the siblings were alone

01:05when Audrey left a handwritten note telling her brother not to smoke inside the house.

01:11This sparked an argument that escalated tragically. Arden struck his sister multiple times on her face,

01:19neck, and chest. Neighbors reported hearing screams and saw Arden leaving the house in distress.

01:26When the parents returned home around 4.50pm, they discovered Audrey unconscious in a pool of blood.

01:34Despite being rushed to Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, she was pronounced dead two days later from severe

01:40traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures. In delivering the 12-year sentence, Justice Duncan

01:47Sikodal acknowledged the tragedy's impact on the entire family. The judge noted that while the offense

01:54was serious, it occurred in a moment of uncontrolled anger without premeditation.

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