Woman freed after killing lesbian

Woman freed after killing lesbian

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Malaysian factory worker accused of murdering her housemate who made lesbian advances on her has been freed after a court accepted her claim of self-defense, The Sunday Star newspaper said.

Junaini Mohamed Yusof, 34, grasped her lawyer's hands and tearfully thanked him after a seven-man jury ruled Saturday that she had not deliberately killed Fauziah Ahmad, 34.

The trial -- in Malaysia's northern Penang state high court, was one of the shortest murder cases heard in the country -- lasting just eight days after Junaini claimed Fauziah had tried to rape her before the killing on Oct. 11, 1991.

The delay in the case coming to trial was due to a backlog in criminal cases in Malaysia. Junaini, dressed in attire common to religious Moslems, said she would turn to prayers in a bid to put the incident behind her.