Kaohsiung, Jan. 29 (CNA) The mother of a Malaysian university student murdered in Taiwan in 2020 on Thursday criticized a court ruling that overturned an earlier death sentence handed to her daughter's killer. In its latest ruling, the Taiwan High Court Kaohsiung Branch overturned the death sentence, saying the case did not meet the legal threshold of the "most serious offense" required for capital punishment under a 2024 Constitutional Court ruling. ● High Court overturns death sentence for Malaysian student's killerThe ruling is subject to appeal. In a statement issued the media later in the day, the victim's mother said she could neither accept nor understand the court's reasoning. The victim's mother said the decision placed the possibility of rehabilitation above professionally assessed risks of reoffending in a brutal rape and murder case.