article_snippet: Zulkipli Abdullah, 23, had denied murdering the Newcastle University students but admitted being part of a brawl with the Newcastle University students and two other people.
article_snippet: Zulkipli Abdullah walks out of court in Kuching, Malaysia after being sentenced to death for the murders .
article_snippet: Prosecutor Muhamad Iskandar Ahmad said court ruled that Zulkipli's defence was 'merely an afterthought' and failed to raise any reasonable doubt in the case.
article_snippet: Zulkipli Abdullah (pictured at an earlier hearing) has been found guilty of murdering the two students .
highlights_snippet: Local Zulkipli Abdullah denied murder but admitted brawling with the pair .
  