The sentencing for the young American American couple convicted of orchestrating the Bali Suitcase Murder still stands after they reportedly lost their appeal to get their sentences shortened.
Heather Mack, 19, and Tommy Schaefer, 21, were made infamous in August 2014 when they were accused of murdering Mack’s mother Sheila von Wiese-Mack, stuffing her bloody body into a suitcase at the posh Bali St. Regis, and trying to flee the scene.
Mack was sentenced to 10 years as an accomplice, while Scahefer got 18 years on April 21.
Both defense and prosecution tried to appeal the sentences on the basis of severity and leniency, but the Bali High Court upheld the sentencing from the district court, reports News Corp Australia.
“Considering the crime and the sentence that have been handed down by the District Court, the High Court agrees that the sentence was right and fair,” the court said in a judgment made earlier this month and made public on Monday, as published by News Corp.
This appeal was apparently done behind closed doors as is the style in Indonesia.
One of Mack’s Indonesian lawyers, Ni Kadek Sri Novi Wirani, reportedly said the legal team does not yet know if they will lodge another appeal.
Meanwhile, the baby Mack gave birth to back in March stays in Kerobokan with her and reportedly gets regular visits from her father, Schaefer, in the men’s block.
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